I am still looking for work, things aren't great. My wife is working, and it's barely enough.
Hopefully your mother can get her money back. That boy needs to face consequences.
Thankfully, she was able to get the charges removed, and the boy does indeed to face consequences, but it is an extremely complicated situation, and I feel for kid. He has had a pretty fucked up childhood.
I understand. Well I hope an adult will show him how to navigate the world before it's too late.
A belt would fix that boy.
I would be inclined to agree with you, if he was raised in a strong two parent household.
But his Mother is crazy. Not like 'she is kind of a bitch' crazy, like she is actually crazy.
During the long and spiteful custody battle that lasted through most of his formative years, she repeatedly accused my Brother of having held her in captivity and raping her repeatedly, and told, both my Nephew, and the judge, that he was born as a product of rape while she was imprisoned.
The judge ended up siding completely with my Brother, which is almost unheard of in the modern legal system, as the Mother almost always wins by default.
Add to that the fact that he spent a lot of time growing up under the insanity of COVID lock-downs...
Not all problems can be cured by belts.
I'm sorry to hear that. It's always depressing to watch someone fall on their face during formative years due to parental negligence. We see that too much now.
I can kind of relate. My dad had enough of my mom's shit when I was 14, and he left us with a fifth a day alcoholic mother.
Anyway, a belt can only go so far in this case, you're right. The boy needs purpose and something interesting to focus on that isn't Fortnite or whatever. His father would be able to help him with that.
Or, and hear me out here, an uncle.
I hope your nephew can get enough love in his heart so that he can let go of whatever hurt he is holding on to.
I will not repent b/c I don't give a damn.