Tough Love?

[LazyGun]

Glad she wasn't my Mom! :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6213 012.stm

[warpig1]

Well she did state that it wasn't about the christmas present, perhaps the poor woman is at the end of her tether and does not know where else to turn. Whats that saying about walking a mile in someone elses shoes?

To quote the mother , "I'd rather call (the police) myself than someone else call for him doing something worse"

My nephew has Aspergers syndrome and I know at times both my sister and her husband have been push to the very limits of patience and parental love, I for one do not envy them.

[anotheoldgit]

This was this mother's method of dealing with a situation that had got out of hand and that somewhere down the line could have turned into something much worse.

Given the facts I agree with what she did. When you see every day & night on our streets, how some of this countries kids are turning out, perhaps it would be in everyones interest if some of the Mothers in this country took a similar action against their kids. Or better still instilled some discipline at a much earlier age.

[noxlumos]

I think what she actually succeeded in doing was undermining her own personal responsibility as a parent so now she has a kid whose going to find it impossible to respect her, and so the problem will grow. If she's this reactionary about this, is it any wonder that her kid is overboard? Absolutely nuts.

[Ctrak]

If he had ADHD I don't think any amount of discipline helps; he needs alternative approaches- rather like someone with severe Asperger's might not get a better understanding of society if you just thrust them into a pub or club and let them get on with it (sounds worryingly like me...). What really gets me, though, is the quote:

"He's been going through life doing things... and getting away with it"

Damn those ******* who go through life doing things! How dare they! And how is facing expulsion "getting away with it"? I just don't feel that she thought this through.

[daisy48]

"Tough love my eye! As mother of a ADHD son this woman should know that misbehaviour is part of this syndrome. She could have dealt with thing's differently or failing that another family member could have stepped in or even the lads care worker! Ctrak how right you are,my son is an "Aspie" and there's now way we would force him to go places he could'nt handle such as pubs,loud music and being in a crowd. Noxlumus, I agree with you too,how can this lad respect his mum when she's disrespected his condition?

[joko]

well its good to know the police are utilising their time well and sorting the real criminals out!

why didn't she just hide the thing somewhere else!!

i understand wanting to teach him a lesson but calling the police!!

and even with adhd - he still needs to learn boundaries...he may find it harder to stick to them and understand them, but he will never learn anything at all if he is just allowed to do whatever he wants and is never punished.
he may have a condition but he is still human and can learn to some extent, even if it only serves to lessen the amount of incidents and problems he has.

did he actually break into his nans house?