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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Listen, friends matter.  But you need to address your concerns as choices your own kid is making, not the "bad influence" kid.[/quote]
This. Either [b]teach him not to be a follower[/b] or to choose who he is following more closely. He is the one making the bad decisions. Help him with that; it's a lot more valuable to him than just removing influences you think are bad. You aren't going to be there in college or at work, right?[/quote]

That all makes sense theoretically, but it’s hard to see him so easily influenced.

How do you teach not to be a follower? 
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OP therapy now.
Get someone outside your family involved.
This is not going to end well.

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Therapy for what exactly?

I was asking PP to explain what she meant? [/quote]

NP. You need therapy/outside help because you do not have the tools to handle this on your own. Your child is old enough to talk about how he should hang out with people who make him a better person. This friend is not doing that. Talk to him to understand why this loser has so much power over him.

You may need outside help to understand HOW to have that conversation.[/quote]

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