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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It'll be a L-O-N-G year if this kid thinks that he can come and go as he pleases, stay gone overnight and even for days w/o at least telling his parents where he is going to be. [/quote] Hopefully he just got caught up in the romance of his vacation, and coming home will bring him back down to earth. If not, OP will have to have a series of conversations with him. I do think that when a parent says, "You can do x, y, z if you pay for it, but I am not going to support it/pay for it," the implicit message is that if the kid can become self-sufficient, s/he can do what s/he wants. This is the downside of that message. A motivated kid can make that money, and keep his grades up, and therefore "wins" that freedom. Paying for and supporting things you aren't thrilled with means you get to maintain more control than a hands' off version.[/quote]
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