Quote From: tiffany_2007Okay I don't think I made myself clear. It was his bonds, yes they were given to him by his parents. But he can cash them in, buy a car, and his parents never even have to know. That is what I mean, by he doesn't need there permission. Yes he still lives with them, but that doesn't mean they have legal rights over him. Its good that he was open about what was going on, and even showing his parents the speeding tickets (which i'm guessing he either need them to pay for it, or he needed to show them it cause he is on there insurance). I know alot of 18 years old that go on there parents insurance cause its cheaper for them. And really just cause he is living with them, doesn't mean they have rights to tell him what to do. I'm currently staying at my parents home, with my husband and son, should they have a right to tell me what to do more then (we clean this way, and those get put there, and normal household rules). I of course don't go street racing, so its not like I'm doing something dangerous, which would cause my parents to freak out at any age I was and it wouldn't matter if I was living with them or not.
But my point was, you cant blame the mother totally for this, he has a right to cash in his bonds, and buy whatever kind of car, its good that she is trying to stop him, but she cant keep him from doing it, I don't think anyone realized that, they said she would be at fault. How he is 18 you cant lock a 18 year old in your house thats called False Imprisonment, and its illegal.
You missed a lot of people's points, including Dr Phil's. You can't lock an 18-year-old in the house. But, you sure as hell can kick him out.
