Sneaky

By Suckered - 04/12/2015 21:47 - United States - Hialeah

Today, I found out my son was never accepted into the local university two years ago. He actually went out and got a job, and only lied about it so he could keep living in my house rent-free. The conniving bastard makes more than I do at my minimum-wage job. FML
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lexiieeex3 32

How did he manage to pull that off for two years? Are you really that oblivious to what's going on in your son's life?

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Rosebudx 32

Give him a rental contract and tell him he can sign it or leave. It was unfair of him to do that. Also, did you not catch on that he wasn't in school when at least four sessions-worth of finals passed without him panicking?

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ThePaperDragon 31

I can understand the frustration with finding out he is lying about school, but why be so upset about him living in your house? He obviously found a successful career. . . And in the end, is that not the ultimate purpose behind going to school in the first place?

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kbecks87 16

Just because it's above minimum wage, doesn't mean it's a successful career.

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luciorossari 8

YDI. Minimum wage jobs aren't meant to be lived on. Get a better job.

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DasKing 18

#50, while I do agree with you on the fact that minimum wage jobs weren't meant for people to live off of, it's not easy finding a new job that can pay more.

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scififemme 23

That stinks, OP. I hope you weren't giving your son money for tuition and books these past two years.

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Richard6036 13

Wow that's sad if he would cheat his own father , What would he do to rest of us sounds like he needs his severe reality check and it sounds like he owes you a lot of back rent

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pasupathymuthu 16

Don't worry OP. A college degree is no guarantee that he would land a good job. These days, college has become a code word for getting wasted for 4 years and all you learn is drugs/party/booze/sex/rock n roll. And to do this, students get into debt till their eye balls and this debt cannot be wiped off too. Let your son learn about life in the real world rather than inside a classroom. Your son's decision to work instead of heading to college is a wise decision. But he need not have lied to you. And he can always go back to college when he wants, with his savings. It is not a now-or-never situation.

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EyRaB 17

As a university graduate taking one of the toughest majors possible, I agree with you. I actually advise younger people to think twice about not university in general but the traditional, academic research ones. There are tons of specialized schools that aren't biased towards research and teaching / preparing you for jobs that don't exist. I still wouldn't change my past if I had the chance because the process of learning still helped shape how my brain functions now though.

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dvp_fml 8

the next generation was indeed smarter than the last in your household

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TeacherTeacher 11

He believes he's an adult, so tell him if he doesn't pay you the back rent he owes for the past 2 years you will sue him. Force him to take adult responsibility for his actions.

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randomguy589 4

Not likely... Not sure where you live, but where I live, unless there was a signed rental agreement the son legally owes him NOTHING in regards to housing. on top of that, to kick the son out by force, he would have to go through the full legal eviction / ejection process including serving 30 day notice.

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Shade1982 20

That's a little contradicting. If there was no signed agreement, there would also be no 30 days notice. That works two ways.

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Saikon1357 25

YDI op for being oblivious and wanting rent out of your own family. Unless you run an actual apt complex and he's a tenant, asking family for rent is ****** up. OP's son should just move out.

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HollyQuinn 21

I don't see how wanting your son to pay towards the house is unreasonable. Lots of people do so, I'm going to when I get a proper job. Just because you're a parent, it doesn't mean you should have to give your kid a free ride forever.

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