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[quote=Anonymous][quote]I’d make it real clear that you aren’t giving him money for expenses you’d expect working to cover. He needs a taste of reality - that you aren’t going to fund his summer fun because it’s too much work…..to work. [/quote] This. It's not OP's problem--it's the kid's job and life. He should be able to make his own decisions without consulting his parents before making them. But OP also shouldn't go out of his way to reduce or eliminated the consequences for this decision. We need to learn to let our children fail in a controlled way. This is a perfect example of this. He'll still have food and a place to live, but his summer might not be as fun as he thought that it would be. [/quote]
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