re: Your 9 year old son steals money out of your wallet

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Do it, and thank us later.

A few minutes in time-out won't fix it.

Let him know you mean business and aren't fricking around.

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Let him keep the 100, then work him like a dog for a month straight.


I forgot to add. At the end, take the 100 back.

That way he understands that theft sucks.

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Man this is a tough call. You've got one suggestion saying you should teach him that stealing is wrong by teaching him about the value of money, showing him how much hard work it takes to earn money and how much it sucks to have your money stolen after that hard work. Thus, he wouldn't steal in the future because he sees how unfair it is. Conversely, you've got another suggestion saying you should teach him that stealing is wrong by beating his arse, showing him that since he's small he shouldn't steal because he'll feel pain. Thus, he won't steal for the next couple years, until he's big enough to not be scared of his old man, at which point he'll revert to being a delinquent because he only learned that stealing is wrong because he might get in trouble for it. Real tough decision here.

The lack of critical thinking some of y'all display is absolutely fascinating. But obviously y'all were raised not to think, so it makes sense.