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Stealing - he's crossed a line and there's no going back
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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 412313" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Hi Patricia,</p><p>boy, this sounds familiar! difficult child can no longer go on any computer alone. Period. I dismantled easy child's computer and his (and his didn't even have Internet access) and I have a lock on my ofc. door.</p><p>He bought game stuff online, too, and used my credit card.</p><p>We had a different sort of scene.</p><p>Since we have already had the police at our house, and he has seen them give us their biz cards and say, "If you need us again, don't hesitate to call. And next time, we'll put him straight into juvenile detention," I can use the police idea to scare him straight.</p><p>I sat him down in the LR and said, "So, what made you steal my credit card and buy computer games?"</p><p>Being an Aspie, he can't stand to have things a little "off," so he corrected me and said, "They weren't games. They were sort of gifts you buy for other people online and I owed them."</p><p>Gotcha!</p><p>"So, do want me to call the police right now, or should I wait for your father to get home?"</p><p>His face turned bright red and he started to get teary eyed and he said, "I don't know."</p><p></p><p>Long story short, he still has the door attached to his room, only because we're too lazy to take it off. </p><p></p><p>I agree, put a lock on your daughter's door, especially if she has a computer. If your difficult child is in the least bit Aspie (and your profile sig said Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)-ish) he is addicted to video games and lord knows what else, and has no impulse control.</p><p></p><p>It is really, really hard to outsmart these kids and to predict what they are going to do next, so don't beat up on yourself too badly. Just try to prevent as much as possible and then do damage control when you have to.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and by the way, when you stay in a hotel room, do not leave him alone. He can watch or play anything on the hotel TV because your credit card is already on file at the front desk. We learned THAT one the hard way! You have to tell them at the outset that you want NO TV or games. Period.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 412313, member: 3419"] Hi Patricia, boy, this sounds familiar! difficult child can no longer go on any computer alone. Period. I dismantled easy child's computer and his (and his didn't even have Internet access) and I have a lock on my ofc. door. He bought game stuff online, too, and used my credit card. We had a different sort of scene. Since we have already had the police at our house, and he has seen them give us their biz cards and say, "If you need us again, don't hesitate to call. And next time, we'll put him straight into juvenile detention," I can use the police idea to scare him straight. I sat him down in the LR and said, "So, what made you steal my credit card and buy computer games?" Being an Aspie, he can't stand to have things a little "off," so he corrected me and said, "They weren't games. They were sort of gifts you buy for other people online and I owed them." Gotcha! "So, do want me to call the police right now, or should I wait for your father to get home?" His face turned bright red and he started to get teary eyed and he said, "I don't know." Long story short, he still has the door attached to his room, only because we're too lazy to take it off. I agree, put a lock on your daughter's door, especially if she has a computer. If your difficult child is in the least bit Aspie (and your profile sig said Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)-ish) he is addicted to video games and lord knows what else, and has no impulse control. It is really, really hard to outsmart these kids and to predict what they are going to do next, so don't beat up on yourself too badly. Just try to prevent as much as possible and then do damage control when you have to. Oh, and by the way, when you stay in a hotel room, do not leave him alone. He can watch or play anything on the hotel TV because your credit card is already on file at the front desk. We learned THAT one the hard way! You have to tell them at the outset that you want NO TV or games. Period. [/QUOTE]
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