Help a frazzled parent

Gourmetmom
Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:40:28 +0000

My 15 year old son plays basketball and he comes home a few times a week with something missing from his gym bag: cell phone, shoes, pants, jackets, socks, etc. A few weeks ago, his wallet was stolen from his bag while he was at any away game. He never even realized that his J. Crew cargo pants were also stolen - which were actually worth much more than the wallet containing $3.

I think he loses these things because he just doesn’t care about them. I’m trying to make him care more - I told him that I’m not replacing lost shoes, so if he runs out of shoes, he’ll have to figure out what to do. He came home from school the next day with the missing shoes - imagine that!