I have a sister who will be 17 in a month. Recently she was caught shoplifting. She has already been written a ticket for underage drinking, has been caught several times smoking and drinking, skipping school, etc. Currently, she doesnt believe her arrest warrants being grounded, so she’s disappeared.
We moved to a small town in W. Virginia and since then my sister answers to no one. Most of the youth here seems to be shady and disrespectful and brought up knowing how to work the system .My sister learned well.
I am afraid my mother is going to have a heart attack or something over this because my sister makes it impossible for her to even get a moments peace. It is always what she wants, when she wants it, no matter what. I’m worried for my moms health. The police don’t seem to really care about the problem here, beyond writing tickets and getting cash. Is there something that can be done? At this point I’m afraid it needs to be extreme because her behavior is beyond unacceptable.
Her father lives in another state, he and my mother are still together but he works in Florida because he is paid much better than he would be here in W Virginia.
About involving a youth minister or church. My sister is involved with the church, a “perfect angel”. Mom isnt. My sister is a master manipulator. She is vicious and enjoys turning situations around so she comes out looking squeaky clean. An example would be when My sister was hanging out “in town” and my mother called her telling her to get home (since she was grounded) she started crying and sobbing in front of other teens/parents begging for my mother to stop speaking to her in an “abusive manner”. It is frightening and disgusting just how her mind is capable of working.
My mother gives her attention and even borderline spoils the hell out of her. But she claims we all make her miserable and she hates being here. (To her, that is all the reason she needs to lie about where she is and just plain never come home)
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I have a sister who will be 17 in a month. Recently she was caught shoplifting. She has already been written a ticket for underage drinking, has b…
4 replies on “What to do with a Law Breaking Teenager?”
I guess there is no father in the picture?What about talking to a youth worker or a church minister who can give your family support, The only person who can change her bad attitude is your sister.Sorry I cannot think of anything else that can help,
your sister needs some serious help,or an attitude adjustment. GROUNDED??? Hell no, she doesn’t need to be gounded, she needs to be punished in a way that will teach her something.
Get some intervention. There are people who do that. If you don’t want to do that, then let her go. Some kids simply can’t learn the easy way, they have to learn the hard way.
Good luck
My mom’s best friend had a son involved in the same stuff and he kind of grew out of it, got himself together eventually.
I would try and sit down and talk to her yourself. Take her out to lunch, try to be her friend before her older sister and let her know that you’re there for her.
If that doesn’t seem to work encourage her to get counseling of some sort. Make her go or tell her you’ll ship her off to a boot camp. If that’s neccessary, I would recommending shipping her off.
Call Dr. Phil and he may get her into “boot camp” to straighten out her act and help your mother with this too.