My son on year book

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I thought i had all this handle, ....i gave in on the hair short in the back and bangs in his face.,, i gave into a left ear ring....(HE DOES NOT KNOW I GAVE IN I JUST SAID OKAY)...I would not let him dye his hair black...Well his cousin and another friend has been over since Sunday , they are just plain kids, BUT i would love to blame them.....(my mother and us, live on the same property) they come to the house and MY SON, HAD painted his nails BLACK with A SHARPIE MARKER!! I took him aside and said ' you know there is to be no make-up, or nail polish" He said "i just wanted to see what it would look like"........I grew up in a family, where i could do nothing---so i sunk and did it---i am trying to give him some freedom to make his own decision's, (my husband- and my son's father are FAR harder on him then me) HE will be 16 in JANUARY...he listening to ...DISTURB?...KORN...?? I don't like his decision's...when and is it fair that I PULL RANK....My son is NOT wearing nail polish or make-up...but i don't want him sneaking and doing it ither.....

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I want to THANK everyone, who has given me advice...your comments are very informative ,....It is very helpful to be able to talk to a ---non-family member and get a outside view....thank you again , laura

your absolutly right...i was thinking the same thing...

I know your mother said she wouldn't tell, but I'd probably also ask him to go with you over to the person whose mailbox he messed with, and have him apologize and offer to clean/repaint it. I don't think it's a good situation to have any person think they can do something wrong, and just say they're sorry to someone else (in this case, grandma,) but not have any logical consequence to their actions.

This happen last week, his cousin, and another boy come to spend a day or so at my mom's...who lives on the same property as us. They stayed at my mom's #1 It was her who invite the cousin to come and told him ...he could bring his friend and they could stay at her house....#2 my son, wanted to be with them ...SO ALL # BOYS ended up at her house, WELL, she's in her 60's...and has oxygen at night, which drounds out any noise.....Him by himself would not have done it....but like i said ...you get 3 boys together....they will find trouble----even good kids.....(and really girls too) ...we all have done stuff....and looking back i am like good lord, what was i thinking!!!! BUT. still he got a good talking to on peerpessure, and Tresspassing...and how you can go to jail for messing with mail boxes...

Though could be potentially SERIOUS.......it sounds like a childhood prank.
My husband and I always say - from the crazy things we did as kids it's lucky we are still alive.
We as parents are MUCH more cautious and guarded than are parents were...and rightly so, however sometimes...as you said - BOYS ARE BOYS.
It's obvious he's got a lot of energy and he's bored.......work with him to find something to get into.
That's my advise.

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