Originally Posted by
theotherone 
I agree...when they get to a certain age and 15 or 16 just doesn't seem to be the age in my opinion.
Say they decided to drop out of school...what now??? They still live in my house and I cannot ask them to leave because by law I am still responsible for them. What are the "natural consequences" that they will suffer and not affect anyone else in the the family?
I've not had to deal with that particular situation, have you? I try to deal with real life, and not the what-ifs. So, my opinion is that my 15yo decides to skip school, the natural consequences are she will have to serve detention, and it may effect her adult life insofar as getting a scholarship, etc.
Not my job to make sure she doesn't suffer the consequences. My job is to help her see
how her actions can hurt her future. Then, if she still chooses to keep on hurting her future, I will allow the consequences.
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