re: What do you do when grounding doesn't work?

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but I don't want to punish the poor girl who has the dress, has the shoes, and is looking forward to the dance.

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I get that but also you would be doing her a favor. Tell her she doesn't deserve to have to go to the dance with a degenerate loser (say that in front of your kid.) Tell her to find a good guy to go with you offer to pay the bill for her trouble.