I came home from work early and caught my son?

Question

riding his bicycle without his helmet! i am so furious!!! not only can he get brain damage if he falls, he defied me!!! i paid $200. for that helmet!! how can i make him listen?

Answer 1

explain to him that he is old enough to know better. You have no desire to visit him in the morgue or the ICU, or rehab while he recovers from a head injury. If he still does not listen you may have to get really nasty and get him a tour of the morgue or a rehab center. maybe talking to someone who has had a head injury and is struggling to find a new normal will get through his thick skull.

In ER the doctors call motorcycles "donorcycles" because if you get in a bad enough accident  (especially with no helmet) all you are good for anymore is being an organ donor. Hope this helps

Answer 2

WHY did you pay $200 bucks for a stupid helmet?

EDIT: HE'S 23!? What is wrong with you!?

EDIT: Cheap helmets work just as good. And I think your overprotective......

Answer 3

HYou should talk to him about him , if he doesn't listen, tell him he's punished.

Answer 4

If he is 23 there realy isnt anything you can do

what I would tell him though is simply that is he is under your roof he is going to obey your rules

and I would confascate the bike for 2 weeks

dont get soo upset - I know where your comming from - you love your son,but your realy mad right now,and you need to take a breather..

Kids of any age - i dont care if they are 5 or 25 - will test you and push you as far as they can,as well as try to figure out what buttons they can push

it is your home, your rules,stick to it

Answer 5

Spank him good! That'll teach him! Don't let him work anymore. I know you have mentioned how he adores his dream job at McDonald's. Maybe he'll shape up if you take this privilege away. Also, ground him. No more BFF bonding, until he shapes up. You gotta show some tough love, girl!

Answer 6

Well, THIS sure is the dumbest question ever.

Answer 7

he's 23 and defied you!  Wow...maybe disown him.  I would take his bike away, and make him go to bed with no dinner.

Answer 8

Well you know who is to blame for this!

Answer 9

At age 23, his head is his responsibility, not yours. You are clearly more responsible than he is, but until his head is actually in your custody, you'll just have to cross your fingers and hope he has been blessed with enough luck to offset his stupidity. As much as we'd like to at times, we can't actually live their lives for them.

Answer 10

he's 23, hon.  you can't make him listen

Answer 11

How dare he defy you?? This generation of kids has gone down the crapper. Don't they know that they are supposed to follow their parent's rules without question well into their 40's?

Answer 12

lmao!

I would ground him for life.

Answer 13

What a stupid boy.

Did you explain to him that special big boys wear helmets? That should do the trick.

I'd punish him for this though. At 23 he should know the rules by now. As of today, reduce his bed time to 6:30pm and make him eat burnt toast for breakfast. None of this Nesquik c**p, his behaviour was appauling.

I know how good a parent you are. You don't need to take sh*t like this from your son.

Answer 14

This is... incredible... is this seriously in front of my eyes? I can't feel the left side of my body.  Can you believe that? I just got a stroke and obtained brain damage without a helmet.

The ironyyy!

Answer 15

Tell him to move out.

BTW, the proper spelling is n**i. There's a d**n good reason we remember it.

Answer 16

tell him that if  he doesn't wear his helmet that he cant ride his bike anymore til he does or you can take awayallowancee to show him how important it is

Answer 17

No bicycle for 2 weeks.  Let the punishment fit the crime.  If he does it again no bicycle for a month, etc... If he really pushes it I would give the bike to charity and tell him someone more responsible can use it. It may sound harsh, but it will teach him to listen... Well if he's 23 you really can't do anything.  If he hasn't learned by now you are kind of out of luck but if he gets a fine I would not pay one cent of it...

Answer 18

I honestly thought you were going to say masturbating.  Woman, cut the apron strings, he should be making his own decisions by now.  You can't control him forever.  You will have to trust God in the span between what you can force and what he chooses to do.  Sell the helmet on Ebay or put it in his baby book.

Answer 19

take his bike away from him if he doesn't agree to wear his helmet. only give it back to him if and when he agree's. maybe you could also find some literature to show him of the effects of falling on your head without a helmet on. also depending on where you live there may be laws regarding wearing a helmet on a bike under a certain age. look into that and explain to him that its against the law not to wear it.