My child is an angel yeah right

I don't know - it's definitely frustrating. For some reason, they believe that to not believe what their child tells them (I didn't do it, Mom, honest!) is tantamount to not having faith in their child and that would simply destroy that child's self-image. I had one woman tell me to my face after her daughter poked my son in the eye with a fork and I saw it happen and caught her that she would ALWAYS take her daughter's word over another persons, even if they were an adult, because she knew her daughter would NEVER lie to her. Right. I'm 53 and I STILL lie to my mother when I feel I need to. I'm not saying you should never trust your kids or that you should disown them or anything. They're your kids and you do need to do what you can for them - but sometimes, what you need to do is have them held accountable! They'll never learn anything of value if you don't. I called the police on my son when he assaulted me and when he kicked in the side of my car. He was out of control and I didn't know what else to do. He had no respect whatsoever for authority. He ended up in foster care for almost a year. He's 27 now and even he says that it was the best thing that could have happened to him. Being removed from my home (through my doing) woke him up in a way that being arrested never did. I wish none of it had happened, but it made a huge difference! My daughter, on the other hand, while argumentative, has been far more responsible than her brother by a mile! She has worked since she was 17 and shared an apartment with her brother while finishing high school on her own, and now is an office manager. Like night and day, the difference in them. But, parents who refuse to see the potential for bad behavior in their children are only fooling themselves. And, the kids will continue to act out because the parent appears to not care what they do. Instead of raising responsible adults, they are creating a generation of hellions.

I was always saying it has got to be mine that is doing wrong, as I never thought any of mine were angels, and do you now when this persons child ends up in prison they will say how did that happen, I know so so many people like that but they were always good at saying I was wrong not to let mine run riot. Like you said may be 1 or 2 schools can be wrong not 7.

The people with the rose coloured glasses drive me absolutely crazy!!!! I don't have any time whatsoever for people like that. These are the same people who let their kids run around in cafes, and don't do anything about it.

Well I know my kids aint angels so im not guilty of this lol. It is sad when parents dont get their kids the help they need. This is the reason we have so many problems in our world. Too many people just look the other way.