I've put this in pre-teens but think it probably might get more help in here.
DS1 has always been a bit of a challenge. Always pushing boundaries etc, even since he was tiny.
He's now 12 and we've allowed him quite a bit of freedom. Playing out with his friends in the village after school etc. I feel a bit of an idiot now.
DH has a mini motorbike which he keeps in the garage. DS1 has been allowed to ride it around the garden once.
Today, a neighbour told us they had seen DS1 and his friend riding it round a nearby road.
He took it out of the locked garage while I was out.
He gets home at 4 and lets himself in. I try to be there but sometimes I'm at work until 5:30.
He's grounded, phone removed, had the bollocking to end all bollockings but I'm still so upset.
I'm upset and scared that this is just a slippery slope and he'll end up a delinquent.
I know it sounds histrionic but I'm not sure I know what to do.
I feel like we've really fucked up.