Your dilemmas
Sep 03, 2020
4 minutes
Is it time for tough love?
I was so ashamed when I found out my 21-year-old son had got into trouble with the police for stealing. He’s been given community service and my friends say that I should throw him out because he doesn’t seem remorseful. But he’s my son and I can’t just abandon him. Is letting him stay the wrong thing to do? Tess, Leeds
YES
Pick Me Up! reader Gillian, Norfolk, says:
I think the fact he doesn’t seem remorseful is a worrying sign. Has he really taken responsibility for what he’s done if he isn’t sorry or trying to make amends? I think it’s
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