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Hi, I just thought I'd stick my nose in here, I'm not a mom, but I have a brother with much the same attitude as your son. After giving in to him for ages, my parents eventually got smart and made him responsible for where he went, how he paid and who he went with. It took a while and a lot of griping from my brother but in the end it worked out.
He still had to ask permission to go to things, but he figured out pretty quickly that if he didn't have any transport or any cash then there was no point in even asking permission. It taught him to be responsible and to think ahead.
If you don't teach him now, you may find yourself bailing him out when he is 30 and "forgot" to pay his bills or whatever. You're doing a great job teaching him how to be an adult. Don't let him make you feel like you're not!
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Lindsie
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