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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 629165" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>Thank MWM, and everyone else. Actually, he seemed a bit perkier yesterday and I sat down and tried having another talk with him. I asked what was up with this sitting and doing nothing. I asked if he wanted to be sitting on his butt in his room in six months or if he wanted to have a life. He told me that that pretty much as soon as he had no choice but to move home, his friend got a job where he had been. I suggested if he wants to go back there, he can, but he can't take the car. He also said he's just been trying to come to terms with being broke and having nothing to do. I said, "Well, job hunting IS something to do...and when you get a job you end up with something to do AND money! See how that works? But you have to get up, get clean clothes, take a shower and brush your stinking teeth! We gave you 30 to get a job, don't think that waiting 25 and then looking will be good enough. You haven't been showing us much and you know it. You've wasted 7 days sitting on your butt in this room. Sitting here watching Family Guy 24 hours a day is not going to change your life." </p><p></p><p>He actually came out of the room to watch TV and eat pizza with us...It's been a year since he's done that. He helped us (read that stood around and talked about it) look for an old cell phone we can activate since he broke his, but we're still paying for a two year contract...something to use until HE gets the money to get a new phone. He brushed his teeth last night. He still hasn't gotten in the shower, but he got his clean laundry out of the dryer. </p><p></p><p>We'll see. Maybe it was just depression over his situation that is starting to resolve and I panicked. All I know is if he keeps this up...it might be okay. Keeping my fingers crossed but NOT holding my breath.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 629165, member: 17309"] Thank MWM, and everyone else. Actually, he seemed a bit perkier yesterday and I sat down and tried having another talk with him. I asked what was up with this sitting and doing nothing. I asked if he wanted to be sitting on his butt in his room in six months or if he wanted to have a life. He told me that that pretty much as soon as he had no choice but to move home, his friend got a job where he had been. I suggested if he wants to go back there, he can, but he can't take the car. He also said he's just been trying to come to terms with being broke and having nothing to do. I said, "Well, job hunting IS something to do...and when you get a job you end up with something to do AND money! See how that works? But you have to get up, get clean clothes, take a shower and brush your stinking teeth! We gave you 30 to get a job, don't think that waiting 25 and then looking will be good enough. You haven't been showing us much and you know it. You've wasted 7 days sitting on your butt in this room. Sitting here watching Family Guy 24 hours a day is not going to change your life." He actually came out of the room to watch TV and eat pizza with us...It's been a year since he's done that. He helped us (read that stood around and talked about it) look for an old cell phone we can activate since he broke his, but we're still paying for a two year contract...something to use until HE gets the money to get a new phone. He brushed his teeth last night. He still hasn't gotten in the shower, but he got his clean laundry out of the dryer. We'll see. Maybe it was just depression over his situation that is starting to resolve and I panicked. All I know is if he keeps this up...it might be okay. Keeping my fingers crossed but NOT holding my breath. [/QUOTE]
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