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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="Childofmine" data-source="post: 630856" data-attributes="member: 17542"><p>Hmmmm...when I think adult child, I'm thinking of someone who is post-college age. That someone doesn't need to live at home.</p><p></p><p>But---If we're talking "in college" age, which is until about 22 (give or take), these are my rules:</p><p></p><p>1. Pick up after yourself. If you open it, close it. If you take it out, put it back. If you mess it up, clean it up. And keep your room decent---otherwise we will have bugs. </p><p></p><p>2. If you're in college, go to class. And work a part time job to help pay for things that we agree on. Be busy. Stay busy. Do what you are supposed to do on both. </p><p></p><p>3. If you aren't in college, work full time or more than full time. At some job. Doing something. I don't care what it is. Pay some rent. (I don't care if it's $100 a month---it's the IDEA of paying rent). </p><p></p><p>4. Be respectful. Be nice. Be polite. Be easy-to-be-around. Act like a grownup.</p><p></p><p>5. You are doing your own laundry, letting me know if you're going to join us for a meal, making your own food if not, being in at an agreed-upon time weeknights and weekends, and if something happens where you can't/aren't going to do that, you let me know ahead of time---not at midnight because I'm asleep.</p><p></p><p>6. No smoking, no drugs, no sitting in your room and drinking anything (alcohol). If we have a glass of wine and you're not an alcoholic, you can have one too if you're 21. </p><p></p><p>7. Tell the truth. Tell the truth. Tell the truth. </p><p></p><p>As I've stated before, I think grown adult people do not need to be living with other grown adult people who are their parents. It is not a good mix. </p><p></p><p>But if the person is in college or in some sort of training, or is trying to save money by working full time for a bit until he/she moves out, that is okay. But only if they act like an adult (see above). </p><p></p><p>P.S. Can you tell I've been burned? lol....</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Childofmine, post: 630856, member: 17542"] Hmmmm...when I think adult child, I'm thinking of someone who is post-college age. That someone doesn't need to live at home. But---If we're talking "in college" age, which is until about 22 (give or take), these are my rules: 1. Pick up after yourself. If you open it, close it. If you take it out, put it back. If you mess it up, clean it up. And keep your room decent---otherwise we will have bugs. 2. If you're in college, go to class. And work a part time job to help pay for things that we agree on. Be busy. Stay busy. Do what you are supposed to do on both. 3. If you aren't in college, work full time or more than full time. At some job. Doing something. I don't care what it is. Pay some rent. (I don't care if it's $100 a month---it's the IDEA of paying rent). 4. Be respectful. Be nice. Be polite. Be easy-to-be-around. Act like a grownup. 5. You are doing your own laundry, letting me know if you're going to join us for a meal, making your own food if not, being in at an agreed-upon time weeknights and weekends, and if something happens where you can't/aren't going to do that, you let me know ahead of time---not at midnight because I'm asleep. 6. No smoking, no drugs, no sitting in your room and drinking anything (alcohol). If we have a glass of wine and you're not an alcoholic, you can have one too if you're 21. 7. Tell the truth. Tell the truth. Tell the truth. As I've stated before, I think grown adult people do not need to be living with other grown adult people who are their parents. It is not a good mix. But if the person is in college or in some sort of training, or is trying to save money by working full time for a bit until he/she moves out, that is okay. But only if they act like an adult (see above). P.S. Can you tell I've been burned? lol.... [/QUOTE]
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