Dad in the second story: "Hey I haven't heard from you in two weeks, so I just wanted to come by and tell you that I'm not talking to you."  😂

Some people have never been to any rural area in the U.S and it shows.  There are no public transportation systems withing 100 miles of my hometown.  Same is true of surrounding states.  Another thing people who haven't lived in a rural area aren't aware of  is that walking isn't as safe as it is in cities and suburbs.  No sidewalks,  you're walking on the edge of the road bc there are ditches and mountains centimeters from the roadside.

As someone born and raised in Houston, you guys aren't understanding how far 40 miles is, and the lack of public transportation  is poor in certain areas.

Damn! The audacity of that mum to just steal the car...

First story, i live in katy, and the bus stops are not really an option here. They’re mostly close to Houston, so if his store is deep in katy then he definitely needs a car.  
The Houston area’s public transportation SUCKS. You need a car to move around

It is absolutely true that most areas in the U.S. don't have an adequate public transit system, if they have one at all. It is not a priority in many areas, and I know that in mine, any time improving or expansion is proposed, it's a fight. One that is often lost. We are a very car dependent society, and a lot of people don't want to change that.

I live on the edge of a national forest with no buses,Uber,Lyft,or door dash only buses are for schools that are 50 minutes away

Cheating son: I would have called my son as soon as I got back in my car after seeing his friend in the store and tell him to get his butt back home RIGHT NOW! He has some explaining to do. But I think I would have waited for his explanation before I told his girlfriend in case he had a legitimate reason why he was always gone. If he told me he was seeing someone else, I would’ve made him call his girlfriend and have her come over so he could tell her. If he didn’t do that, then he could go live somewhere else because I didn’t raise my child to be that way!

Story2: not john calling it out as a 90day situation! 😂😂

Ok but let's take into fact even if there is adequate public transportation a 5 minute drive can be a 30 minute or longer bus ride abd he was driving 40 minutes so he's looking at 4 plus hour bus ride.

Houstonian here. There are no busses in Katy. Only in the actual City

I have a son, 14, and i would absolutely snitch on my son. Idgaf. Ive told him that right is right and wrong is wrong. That i don't care who you are and how much i love you, i will call you out on your shit and snitch on you if you're doing something bad. I told him i would put him in jail if he did something that warranted that as well 🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️. I'm not gonna be an enabler. Just because i love him and will give my life for him, doesn't mean i will sit by and enable bad behavior. Absolutely not.

As somebody who lives in Katy there is no feasible bus system. There are bus stops to take people downtown, but really there is no true Bus system here. It really sucks and you can’t survive without a car. Also 40 miles is kind of average for live and work distance here in Texas

That son is too nice there would not have been a phone call I would have signed that paper immediately😂

File a police report for stolen property. Sad, but get them involved. :(

U can tell who has lived in small rural towns and who hasn’t 😂 I’ve lived in the the same town for most of my life, and up until literally 3 years ago we did NOT have a public transportation system. Period. And no Ubers or Lyfts that drove in the area often. We had a few local cab services that were INSANELY high priced because they knew they were the only ones so they took full advantage of the fact that if someone needed a ride bad enough, they would pay for it. If u didn’t hve a car or a ride, u were kinda screwed. Even now that we do have a bus, there’s not that many stops, they’re all along the main road. So if u don’t happen to live on the main road or close to it…u gotta find a way to get to the bus stop 😂 it’s crazy fr. So yea, there really are places that a vehicle IS a necessity

Riley is right!!! Most parts don’t have public transportation in the US!!! 😢 It’s bs!!

It’s so funny that they think public transportation is an option when even in LA it takes 2.5 hours to get 50 miles away

Get the car back while she is at work, go to the car dealership, and immediately get the key changed.

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