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22 year old son brings home new girlfriend of 3 weeks and she is sleeping in his bed
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 392417" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>My son's girlfriend does not really help out around the house unless we specifically ask her to. I have her help with heavy, manly type chores because, frankly, she's bigger than any of my sons and stronger as well. She carries in groceries, fire wood, takes out garbage, etc. She does not do the girl type things, but I don't either. She has grown on us and we are used to her. difficult child does not like her and he can't fathom why they're in the same grade when she's 2 years older than him and clearly not stupid and why she doesn't take any honors classes, but they've learned to co-exist. Fortunately, they are not in the same HS. My oldest son, her boyfriend, has learned from helping her deal with her issues with her mom. He takes her to the rehab center where her mom now lives 2 - 3 times a week and I have noticed him getting more attentive to his grandma as a result.</p><p></p><p>I was charged rent by my parents when I was in college (ironically, it was $25 weekly 35 years ago!) so I have a real aversion to charging my own children as long as I can scrape by without it. I do expect my son to help with chores, drive his younger sibs for me and keep me apprised of his whereabouts. I charge him for part of the phone bill because he wanted an android and it raised my bill $40/month, so he gives me that $40.</p><p></p><p>If I had my dream, this boy would be at Stanford right now, but that is not the life he chose so I have to make do. He and his girlfriend are not bad kids, they don't drink, smoke or do drugs. Their worst vice is junk food. I have learned to live in the gray areas and make do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 392417, member: 3493"] My son's girlfriend does not really help out around the house unless we specifically ask her to. I have her help with heavy, manly type chores because, frankly, she's bigger than any of my sons and stronger as well. She carries in groceries, fire wood, takes out garbage, etc. She does not do the girl type things, but I don't either. She has grown on us and we are used to her. difficult child does not like her and he can't fathom why they're in the same grade when she's 2 years older than him and clearly not stupid and why she doesn't take any honors classes, but they've learned to co-exist. Fortunately, they are not in the same HS. My oldest son, her boyfriend, has learned from helping her deal with her issues with her mom. He takes her to the rehab center where her mom now lives 2 - 3 times a week and I have noticed him getting more attentive to his grandma as a result. I was charged rent by my parents when I was in college (ironically, it was $25 weekly 35 years ago!) so I have a real aversion to charging my own children as long as I can scrape by without it. I do expect my son to help with chores, drive his younger sibs for me and keep me apprised of his whereabouts. I charge him for part of the phone bill because he wanted an android and it raised my bill $40/month, so he gives me that $40. If I had my dream, this boy would be at Stanford right now, but that is not the life he chose so I have to make do. He and his girlfriend are not bad kids, they don't drink, smoke or do drugs. Their worst vice is junk food. I have learned to live in the gray areas and make do. [/QUOTE]
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