THROWING your 19-year-old offspring out of the house because he refuses to get out of bed in the mornings is a harsh punishment.
Other parents who have been driven to the end of their tether by awkward teenagers will probably sympathise with John Forster-Heatlie.
His son Vinny, who ended up sleeping in a tent, now says he will never come back to Swindon.
We hope he changes his mind and gets a prodigal son style welcome. Families are important.
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