So you missed the ques....everyones hindsight is always 20/20. Trick is to look ahead...keep him on a short leash and make sure he doesn't run with the wrong crowd.

Worst case? Do what a friend did with her son who wasn't listening....she enrolled him in a Militarty academy.

I would bet his problem is who his friends are.......He might very well be a good kid at heart who was influenced by a bad element ( kids he considers cool...but are really trouble).

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