Disown him? Just a bit extreme.

Disowning a 14 year old for being an overemotional, irrational teenager? It's kind of their job description at that age. They grow out of it.

23 - You're right on the money.

#24 - right on the money OP's son was mugged of?

38, that's so sad when you think of it. That kid probably lost all his money :'(

We aren't in futile Japan. We don't just say... You dishonor family! You are not my son! I banish you from family name! Now be gone! And cast them aside like used toilet paper. They call them RAGING hormones, not calm, quiet, happy hormones. Besides, weren't you once a teenager?

Is that the Japan that tried really hard but was still useless? Or do you perhaps mean feudal?

"Never trust anyone!"

Judging by his son's idiotic behavior they probably picked a fight and couldn't handle it.

It's a mugger mug mugger would out there

It's even worse when muggers mug mugs from muggers that also mug mugs.

A new gangland episode?

Another badass group of kids.

The same bad asses who surround soldiers in civilian clothes knowing full well they are soldiers and rob them. Gangs outside of Ft. Lee did it all the time. Who robs a 4 pack of Red bull? Seriously!

When you're a Jet you're a Jet all the way!

I think he has an outdated definition of the word "gang." I'm pretty sure gang members don't come home crying to their mommies.

Thanks #32, now I want to watch Westside Story :)

You must not of seen a school in years. When I was in high school just 4 years ago every wannabe thought they were a gangster. Whether they count as a "real" gangster or not kids are still going to call themselves gangsters because being one, to them makes them a cool badass.

Our Gang, starring Buckwheat and Alfalfa!

All those words are English, yet I still don't understand what you are saying.

I'm almost certain "wonna" is not an English word. But I get your point.

Translation please

Translation: "Shame, how could you rob the childlike wannabe gangsters? Thug (AKA I have no need to commit crimes because I'm an entitled brat) life.

Funny how you can't form a sentence.

Okay guys I'm typing this in google translate

Be honest, everyone has one or two of these moments growing up. During your teenage years, you scoff at your parents telling you that you're overreacting and that things will look different when you're grown up, but once you are... you usually realize they were right about a lot more than you're ready to admit.

But most people don't 'run away' and form a 'gang'.

Now he's never going to leave because he'll be too scared

Respect goes both ways

"I didn't choose the thug life, the thug life chose me"

But the thug life did not choose OP's son.

I chose the thug life, but the thug life rejected me.

No, just NO.

25cent? you don't know anything about street names do you?

The street has no name

It sounds like this kid still hasn't found what he's looking for.

My street name is 4th Ave NE. I was going to go with Washington and Main, but then I realized that Washington and Main isn't a street name, but a corner, so I changed it to 4th Ave NE. What? Someone said I get cred if I have a street name. So where's my cred?

My street name is "Wall." I'm about as street as you can get. Might as well paint yellow dashes across me and run me over.