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Old Feb 17, 2017, 03:00 PM
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I agree with trippin2.0.

The best way to teach her is to let her suffer her own consequences. If you're always bailing her out, then technically there are no consequences regardless of taking her phone away etc...

I was an awful teenager, always partying, fighting, getting arrested etc... My mom used to pick me up from the police station and bring me home. Then one day when I was 17, she decided not to. So the charges were filed and I had to go through court and sentencing. Mostly ended up having to do community hours and write apology letters and what not, and go through the county jail. I was so angry with her. Threatened her, yelled at her, told her she would never see me again etc...

but ultimately, I chilled out after that.

Sadly, had she not done that, My behavior would have continued into adulthood and onto my record. My mom's tough love was the best thing for me.

Just something to think about.