14 Year Old Takes Family Land Rover For A Joyride - Parents Punish Him By Giving Away Everything He Owns

A 14-year-old received a creative punishment from his parents after they discovered that he had taken out their Range Rover without permission and gone on a dangerous joyride.

"I just wanted to drive but I don't have a license so I just took it," Angel Martinez said.

"I can wash the car, and I was like I don't have anything to dry it, so I'm gonna take it for one spin until it dries," he explained.

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MDarringer - 8/4/2020 10:12:16 AM

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Grounding children doesn't work and is astoundingly dumb with teenagers.
Spanking children doesn't work.

Depriving children of something they value in payment for something bad they did--so long as it is commensurate--works brilliantly.

His mattress in the corner of an empty room is step 1. Making him earn back his things is step 2.

CANADIANCOMMENTS - 8/4/2020 10:57:55 AM

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Leaving a 14 year old kid alone in the house while you go away vacation is likely the first mistake. An adult should be present. The kid is obviously not too bright. I would push any move to start getting a drivers license back to age 18. He may have improved by then.

Car4life1 - 8/4/2020 1:14:02 PM

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Excuse me...”He Owns”...Lmao my parents would’ve had a good laugh at that

qwertyfla1 - 8/4/2020 8:38:36 PM

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I used to sneak my parents car out for a spin at 13 when they went on vacation but my Dad would memorize his odometer so I would have to disconnect the speedo. Good times!