[Rick Lee]

I'm not a parent, but it seems to me you did the right thing. Short of cutting off all contact, I'd have just made sure the other kid and his folks saw how much more responsible your son is. Sometimes that kind of thing rubs off. And being around such kids isn't always all bad. It can serve as an example to your son of how to never behave. It's always interesting to see how those unruly, spoiled brats turn out as adults. Actually, some of them do ok and really do snap out of it all by themselves. Others are dependent on their folks forever and have a hard time keeping a job.