I really hate being taken advantage of
The SD's boyfriend (AKA "the sponge") showed up at our house yesterday..., SD left for night school and he left with her so I thought ok, he was here, but is gone again..., no problem with that. As I was getting ready for bed SD pops her head in our bedroom door and says "just wanted to let you know I was home from school", my wife said to her ok, who is with you?, and she said the sponge was. I said wait a minute, we discussed this, he doesn't stay over here, you don't stay over there, you are in the door every night by curfew. How did that get turned into he is spending the night here again, SD says, you'll have to talk to mom about that.
Well my temp started to rise, thinking that my wife overrode my decision. I then find out that SD, sponge and wife had a long talk that afternoon, wife found out that sponge has been living out of a garbage bag, jumping from friend to friend since he left our house, his mother is a selfish POS and basically doesn't give a shit where her kids are or what they are doing, as long as she doesn't have to deal with them. He doesn't want to, can't or won't (not sure which yet) live with his mom. Anyway, my wife said that at some point in the conversation she told him that if he wants to get his life together he needs a permanant address, SD and sponge took that to mean that it was ok to move back in.
So..., in the wee hours of the morning I told them both in no uncertain terms, I was not happy with this arrangement from the start, that he is not my responsibility, IF this is going to happen, and I stressed IF..., him and her had better start doing something beside laying on their asses all day expecting to live off me and her mom while they play video games and go out with their friends. I told them both that I would think about this and decide whether or not I would allow this again. He spent the night last night just because it was late and he said he had nowhere else to go. I made no promises one way or the other...
So once again I am going to have to be the bad guy, I don't want this kid living in my house, he doesn't belong to me and is not my responsibility. However, I feel bad for him in some way, I know what his family is like and know that his mother doesn't give a shit about him, she is a also a big sponge, moving from one guy to the next, and that has been his role model for his entire life.
I just can't help the feeling that I have sucker written all over my face if I let this kid move back in again. He still has no job, SD doesn't either. The first time they were supposed to be paying rent for him to live here, we only saw two rent payments the whole time he was here because he couldn't find a job, (kind of hard to find a job sleeping till 3PM and playing video games all night). I hate being the bad guy but I don't think I can deal with this shit again. My answer to this right now is no way, tell me if I'm wrong?
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I did this
I did this with one of my daughter's boyfriends once. Same story, he couldn't live with his parents for some reason, and had no where to go. They did both work sometimes. It was only suppose to be temporary, and after 6 months of asking them if they found an apartment, I finally decided to move out and let them take over lease and I found a new apartment. Seemed like the only way I could get rid of them. During the time he was there, I kept hearing they were looking for apartments, or he was waiting to get in local homeless shelter. I'm sure you can't do what I did because sounds like you own your own house...and no one should have to leave their own place..but seemed like the answer for me.
First of all, I think your
First of all, I think your post was funny as hell. I am not laughing at your problem, but at the way you wrote it!
You are not wrong. Sponge should not be living there. If SD is an adult, she should be paying rent. SD needs to dump the sponge and she won't if you keep him there. She needs to see him hit rock bottom & face a life of a loser. You are the leader of that family and what you say should be respected.
Good luck.
Lay down some set laws
Discuss, all together, a set plan of action, including dates. Write it out. Sign it if you have to. Get everyone on the same page as to expectations. And spell out if these things do not happen, out you go.
Best wishes - Jo
And put it on the frig...
Spell it all out... I agree with that.
Whatever you decide, you HAVE to set the rules out... LOUD and CLEAR. If they fail on the rules... you're out... PERIOD. So what if the rules are out in the open where friends and family can see them... that's the point!
StepMom
Man has the intelligence to change his life,
Sometimes, he just fails to use it...
Gee, too bad for him.
And that's all the sympathy I have for this guy. Get him the hell out of your house. You have enough to worry about putting SS on the straight and narrow.
~ Anne ~
Ladies and gentlemen, take my advice: Pull down your pants and slide on the ice! -M*A*S*H (Sidney Freedman to the OR staff on dealing with stress)
Sponge
What happens to a Sponge when you is left alone after being around a bit? It looks repulsive, starts to stink, and you have to throw it out. Sponge needs to get a life!
Yeah...
This is a tough call. One side of me agrees... No way, Jose... but then I do have a softer side of me that tells me this kid needs a role model and if you'd be willing, it may actually be good for him... but if he doesn't respect you, then he'll just suck you dry and use you.
Another question... do you have a garage? Would it be plausible for him to 'move into the discomforts of a cold and lonely garage', or pitch a tent in the backyard (yes, even if you live in Alaska with snow...) for a little while? I only suggest this because it may motivate him when he's cold and hungry. You'd be amazed at what motives one when they are cold and hungry. Military 101.
StepMom
Man has the intelligence to change his life,
Sometimes, he just fails to use it...