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Originally Posted by baddog
Speaking from experience, I don't think you can really "scare" him into stopping. What you need to do [if you plan on sticking around with her that is] is get it through to him that no one is ever going to trust him.
You can emphasize the point by telling him "no" whenever he asks for anything that requires even the slightest bit of trust.
I remember when I was a kid, they always tried to scare us into not doing "evil things." To be honest, that just tempted me more.
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Thats pretty sound advice, especially about the "Scaring" thing.
I was into stealing shit, not for the shit just because it was a rush.. It's unexplainable for those who have the bug, you're sitting there trying to be self contained and composed while your hands are trembling and on the inside you're paranoid and nervous. You make your way out and the feeling is euphoric..
But I grew up.. And I feel I turned out to be a well educated and articulate young man. Hell, I don't even surpass the speed limit, lol.
I think what needs to happen is you need to play what baddog said, tell him how it's going to leave him untrusted, if he's old enough to reflect on that maybe he'll see he's not growing into the man he wants to be.