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What rules do you think an adult child should have to follow to live at home?
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 630835" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I posted these in a prior thread...edited them for here.</p><p></p><p></p><p>**You will keep your room in clean, if not neat, condition. You will NOT leave dishes, wrappers, cans and bottles in your room.</p><p></p><p>**THERE WILL BE NO SMOKING OF ANY KIND IN THIS HOUSE! We know what our house smells like.</p><p> </p><p>**There will be nothing illegal in this house. Period.</p><p></p><p>**You will assist with normal household chores. If you dirty a dish, wash it. If there’s paper on the floor, pick it up. If your laundry needs done, do it. Don’t gripe if asked to carry out a bag of trash. If we are: raking leaves, shoveling snow, trimming bushes, mowing, painting or fixing things, etc.; you are expected to OFFER help even if you don’t think we’ll accept it. You don’t have set chores and you don’t have an allowance. You do not do these things for money. You do these things for the same reason we do them: Because you are an adult who lives here too and they need to be done.</p><p></p><p>**You will not lay in bed until noon. You will work and if you are not working you will actively look for work. If you get a job you hate you can look for other work on your days off. You do not work because it’s fun. You work because people pay you to do so.</p><p></p><p>**The car is ours, not yours. You will use it only when job-hunting or when given permission. If we feel you are misusing this privilege, you will all lose access to the car and will job hunt on foot. Once you get a job and are paying for your own gas, then use the car when you like. While we are paying for it, it is for job hunting.</p><p></p><p>**Most importantly, YOU WILL TREAT US WITH RESPECT. You will not scream, shout, complain or argue with us. You will not slam doors or punch things. You will not lie, steal, or otherwise disrespect us. If you have a problem with us, you will discuss it with us – calmly – like an adult.</p><p></p><p>**You are an adult. You do not have a curfew. Come and go as you please. I would appreciate a text if you are going to be gone overnight, just so I don’t worry. But this is OUR house. WE say who can be here and what goes on here. No guests without permission.</p><p> </p><p>If I got all those accomplished ... what a wonderful life I would have. My 19 yo has been actually pretty good ... but the job thing is starting to wear us out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 630835, member: 17309"] I posted these in a prior thread...edited them for here. **You will keep your room in clean, if not neat, condition. You will NOT leave dishes, wrappers, cans and bottles in your room. **THERE WILL BE NO SMOKING OF ANY KIND IN THIS HOUSE! We know what our house smells like. **There will be nothing illegal in this house. Period. **You will assist with normal household chores. If you dirty a dish, wash it. If there’s paper on the floor, pick it up. If your laundry needs done, do it. Don’t gripe if asked to carry out a bag of trash. If we are: raking leaves, shoveling snow, trimming bushes, mowing, painting or fixing things, etc.; you are expected to OFFER help even if you don’t think we’ll accept it. You don’t have set chores and you don’t have an allowance. You do not do these things for money. You do these things for the same reason we do them: Because you are an adult who lives here too and they need to be done. **You will not lay in bed until noon. You will work and if you are not working you will actively look for work. If you get a job you hate you can look for other work on your days off. You do not work because it’s fun. You work because people pay you to do so. **The car is ours, not yours. You will use it only when job-hunting or when given permission. If we feel you are misusing this privilege, you will all lose access to the car and will job hunt on foot. Once you get a job and are paying for your own gas, then use the car when you like. While we are paying for it, it is for job hunting. **Most importantly, YOU WILL TREAT US WITH RESPECT. You will not scream, shout, complain or argue with us. You will not slam doors or punch things. You will not lie, steal, or otherwise disrespect us. If you have a problem with us, you will discuss it with us – calmly – like an adult. **You are an adult. You do not have a curfew. Come and go as you please. I would appreciate a text if you are going to be gone overnight, just so I don’t worry. But this is OUR house. WE say who can be here and what goes on here. No guests without permission. If I got all those accomplished ... what a wonderful life I would have. My 19 yo has been actually pretty good ... but the job thing is starting to wear us out. [/QUOTE]
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