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Originally Posted by Dave Coyle
I agree with this person, at 12, he is too old to spank!!! It will only make him "withdraw" from you more!!! You need to set down and CALMLY talk to him, no one should be aloud to yell. One thing that I missed was " why did he take the knife to school in the first place!!" That question would scare me more than just knowing that he did take it to school. My son was 13 when he took a pocket knife to school and he did get caught with it and was suspended for 3 days to which he cleaned the yard up (spring cleaning) did dishes, laundry, anything we could think of for those 3 days. He just forgot to take it out of his pocket before going to school and really had no intention of using it on anyone!!!  He learned a good lesson. I am no "pro" with kids and the troubles they hold inside but I do know that children from split up homes do tend to "act out" in different ways to get attention with hope that the parents will actually see what is really bothering them. Please for his sake, talk to him and REALLY LET HIM TALK AND YOU LISTEN to what he is saying.
Good luck to you and don't give up on him, he will get past what ever is bugging him with your LOVE and UNDERSTANDING.  |
We're still getting the "I dunno" answer... He stole the knife from his mom's car. The reason? "I liked it and wanted it"
After the "I dunno" answer, then the "I forgot it was in my backpack" started. I called
on that one, because he remembered it enough to flash it around on the bus, then immediately hide it in his room when he got home... I agree that something is going on in his head, just gonna take some time to get through the thick skull and find out.