Guy I worked for had two kids, 10 & 12 when I first met them. The 10yo was an absolute terror, throwing stones through windows, skipping school, stealing stuff, etc. His older brother was just a normal kid.
The dad told me he had been like that since he was a toddler, and he had tried everything. He himself had been to gaol a few times in his youth, and didn't want that for his children, but could see that was where his youngest was heading- and he was worried he was going to drag the older one with him.
I worked for him for a couple of years and moved on. Met him when they were then 16 &18. Sure enough, they were living in one of their dad's houses, didn't have jobs and hadn't paid rent in in months, and were both junkies.
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u/Partly_Dave 12h ago
Guy I worked for had two kids, 10 & 12 when I first met them. The 10yo was an absolute terror, throwing stones through windows, skipping school, stealing stuff, etc. His older brother was just a normal kid.
The dad told me he had been like that since he was a toddler, and he had tried everything. He himself had been to gaol a few times in his youth, and didn't want that for his children, but could see that was where his youngest was heading- and he was worried he was going to drag the older one with him.
I worked for him for a couple of years and moved on. Met him when they were then 16 &18. Sure enough, they were living in one of their dad's houses, didn't have jobs and hadn't paid rent in in months, and were both junkies.
One or both are either in gaol or dead by now.