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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Enough punishment has already taken place. You have pushed him away more than you can easily fix. Further punishment is just rubbing salt on the open wound. [/quote]

As someone who's raised 2 teen boys, I'd say yours handled his anger and frustration in a constructive way - by exercising. You should continue to encourage that.

You say he did continue to text you his location so that's good. If he doesn't have it already, I'd make sure there's an app on his phone like find my friends or life 360 so you know where he is - all my teens were required to have that in order to keep their phones.

Missing the game was the ultimate punishment. Now that he's cooled down I'd have a discussion with him regarding handling frustration (which he did well) while still respecting your rules as to where he goes, staying in touch, being home for dinner, etc.

It sounds like you have a good, open relationship with him so continue what you're doing. Respect his feelings and he'll respect yours.[/quote]

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