since the other thread was so popular i thought we could have a discussion on parents.
a parent can not stop a child doing anything. every child can leave the house smoke drugs and get drunk and the parents can not stop them. however most children choose not to. i used to be out roaming the streets with kids who were stealing mo-peds and robbing shops but i never got involved. i know my parents never would of found out if i did do it but i did not.
i would only accept thieving if you had to steal food to survive otherwise you are just scum.
and as for beating kids thats not cool. my dad never hit me and he never had to. a good parent just has that 'look'. you know the one
after the age of 13 you can not do anything to change your child. either they stay good or go off the rails.