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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Saturday, we took away our 17 year-old’s car and phone for a week because she’d been coming home late all week and ignoring calls. She threw a fit about it.

That night, my husband and I went out for Valentines and left her alone. When we came back? She had found the keys, smashed them, and then cracked her car window — two huge cracks. Completely solo. She knows she couldn’t leave due to cameras.

Afterward, she says she’s not a child and shouldn’t have had her phone or car taken away.

She’s grounded from the car, phone, and friends for a long time now,and will be made to get a job to pay for this.  But, My husband I are furious and don’t know what else to do.  What should we do?[/quote]

She isn't going to get a job you won't be making her do anything.
Don't make your brat someone else's problem.
Sell the phone.
Sell the car- the repair money will be deducted from any allowance you give her. In fact you're no longer giving her any money.
If she wants fun money she'll have to give  get a job.
And you should make it clear that her actions showed just how much of a child she is 
That someone who wanted to show maturity and earn more freedom would have been honest about whereabouts and responded to calls and had a conversation about relaxing restrictions and when being grounded they wouldn't have destroyed parents property. Counseling might be in order she'll probably be reluctant to go but it could benefit you and her dad [/quote]

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