This is what I got out of it: if the parent is working a minimum wage job they may not have a degree and therefore not aware of the panic that comes with finals. Also, the son may be an adult, a young adult but an adult nonetheless. A parent wouldn't be totally involved in their 19-20 year old son's life

I'm also guessing there was an ultimatum. Go to college or get a job and pay rent. So the dude got a job and lied about school to get out of paying rent. If the parent works a minimum wage job, things are probably tight. There's nothing wrong with someone paying rent to live at home if they're an adult.

There is a difference between a parent forcing a child to pay rent vs a child being respectful by paying rent. Feeling the need to lie to have a place to live is not a relationship I would ever want to have with my parents or children. I lived with my parents well into adulthood without ever paying rent. This allowed me to save money until I had enough to get my own place without struggling. Also, because I was able to save, if an emergency came up or a major appliance had to be replaced, I could just take care of it for my parents without ever even wanting to be paid back. That's how I contributed, by choice, because I love and respect my parents. I would've felt betrayed if my parents had threatened to kick me out if I didn't pay rent. I guess it all just depend on the relationship you have with your child. I can't imagine ever feeling like my children owe me anything at all. Having a child and raising them, caring for them, supporting them, and loving them are all choices on the parent's part, not the child's.

Pretty sure you're only upset cause he makes more than you . Yeah he lied about not being in college but it's not like he's just sitting at home doing nothing .

That kid is going places

ask him if they're hiring.

Your kid sounds like a jerk :( Hope you're doing alright financially and he's not being a mooch with appliances and food at least. Since you found out, it might be time to lay down the law. He still needs to be respectful. Especially if he's making a lot more than you. I know a minimum wage job can't support a single person very well. When I moved back in with my parents, I definitely bought my own food, gas, and things at least, though I couldn't afford full time rent.

Frankly, a parent making their kid pay rent even after 18 is despicable. He's the one I feel sorry for.

Bills!!! Bills!! Bills!! he better be dropping half that paycheck because it aint rent free no more!

Why aren't you happy that your child is doing better than you? Isn't that the point of parenthood?