Growing up?

Emma tracks him by phone , I prefer not to . I think it would become a war zone if I start seeing him at locations and at times that I don’t like , sending him messages and then phone calls that would quickly turn into shouting matches . It’s fair to say that Tex doesn’t like my approach ,and I don’t like his reply . When you track his phone to a large shopping centre 15 km away and then find out that he and his friends had Ubered there ,you get an idea of their dare .They caught an Uber at 13 . One of his friends has obtained the app , they obtain a lot of things here .The Bubble has its pros and unfortunately its cons …. exposure . Texs reply to Emma was that she should book an Uber back for them . This maybe the tip of the iceberg . Consider that they got caught vaping at school , one of the vape devices confiscated happened to be a resin pen . Yes , marijuana. We know the kids are trying stuff at this age . You’re probably gonna tell me this happens at home too, but it’s legal here. Not for under 21s , but the availability and the acceptance has opened the door . Kids know it’s normal , but can’t buy it , yet . Texs phone came up on the app revealing his whereabouts at McDonalds at 1215 at night . He was meant to be staying at a friends house with adult supervision . It’s loose here. Then there’s the disregard for money and possession. 1st a skateboard that ‘friends ‘ took from the school enclosure at the end of the day , when Tex had been sent home early for an indiscretion that had me shaking my head . That never came back . As it turned out it was his friends younger brothers new birthday present . $150 venmo’d straight to their account, with embarrassment.I suggested that Tex use his apparent clout and make it show up . It never did , and to boot it was ‘my fault ‘for not going back to the school and getting the skateboard before school finished for the day .He then started riding my beautiful black Electric cruiser ( brand bicycle sort of in the shape of a Harley Davidson ) . I had softened and relented . Stupid , I know . He was soon riding it regularly , even though I saw it coming. You know what happens next . It disappeared after he leant it to a friend . I raged , but no it wasn’t his fault . Again he or his friends will take no blame . The story of its disappearance has changed several times . His friend had apparently left it in the garage of their home where another friend grabbed it in the morning and rode to a swimming pool in another suburb . Nice , he needed to get to waterpolo practice and left it there unlocked . I know the advice isn’t pc but I suggested if Tex thinks he’s the man at school he take action and rectify the problem . He didn’t . A$379 bike of mine ….. gone . Bottom line is the kids here don’t give a fuck , it’s disposable and will always be restocked . All the kids are still good people but it’s the underlying privilege that brings an attitude of disregard that bothers me . Tex is a people pleaser and won’t dare rock the boat to chase up lost possessions, and the undercurrent of embarrassment that comes along with the idea that the money that is needed to replace them is something he won’t relay to his friends . Would this stuff happen back home ? No. Maybe the vaping , late nights and attitude at an older age , but the loss of other people’s possessions would cause a firm rebuke from other adults and friends . You don’t do that with your friends stuff in Mornington , or there will be a price to pay . You’re probably going to ask ;was there a price to pay ? There have been loss of privileges , groundings ect , but it continues . Living in the South Bay of LA brings expectations …..and that creates problems.