Children should respect their elders.
John sees his mother's new car sitting in the driveway.
John wants to drive over  to a friends house to visit.
John asks his mother if he can borrow the car.
John takes the car without asking his mother if he can borrow it.
John's mother agrees to let him borrow it, and he gets to visit his friend.
John's mother calls the car in as stolen to the police, and he is arrested.