Today, I found my 15-year-old son sleeping on the couch. I asked why, and he said he'd rented his room out to someone on Craigslist to make extra money, so he was getting used to sleeping in the living room instead. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, despite the fact that I live with my parents and pay rent, my mom decided the best spot for my brother, his wife and one-year-old son was my bedroom. So I'm sleeping on the couch, because it would, "take too long to clean her room." FML
Today, I found out my son has been sneaking out of his room at night to see his girlfriend. He's a fully-grown 23-year-old man with a job and his own car. He doesn't need to sneak out. What an idiot. FML
Today, I discovered that last night, my son snuck downstairs at 3am, drank two glasses of my very expensive wine, threw up on his bed, and then slept in his own vomit. My son is 14. FML
Today, in response to the guy whose son told him to fuck off for disturbing his one day off a week, my son spent literally his entire savings account for a deposit on a shitbox one bedroom house because he’s sick of his dad finding him things to do every ten minutes, and I don’t even blame him. FML
Today, my wife asked our 17 year-old son to clean his room. Following up, he lied to his mom and said it was clean. After rechecking his room, he began to throw things and I returned to find holes punched in the walls. I went and patched the holes, after which he immediately kicked more holes. FML
Today, I found out that my son had sold his house key to one of his friends for half a packet of gum. Now there is someone out there who I have never met with full access to my house. My son is 16. FML
Today, I told my 15 year-old son that I was taking my wife to a fancy restaurant for her birthday, so he would be on his own tonight. Most teenagers would play video games, watch porn, and sneak a beer, which I would be okay with. He started crying and asked why he was "left out", then clung to my wife's leg. FML
Today, I found out the person that I’ve been casually seeing has decided he wants to live with me. I found this out when I asked him to go home after two weeks sleeping over, and he told me he'd already moved out of his mom’s. I sublet a single bedroom and have barely enough room for myself. FML
Today, I let my estranged husband move back in with my son and me. Later, his pregnant and underage girlfriend knocked on my door, crying about how her mom kicked her out. I'm such a pushover, they're in my bed and I'm on the couch. FML
Today, I found out that my son has been telling me he's gay so we would allow the "female friend" who is actually his girlfriend to stay over. FML
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skippydoda 32
I like the entrepreneurial spirit! Business mind like that, he'll go places.
feven 32
Why would a person accept an offer from a 15 year old anyway
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skippydoda 32
I like the entrepreneurial spirit! Business mind like that, he'll go places.
myind_yabiness 13
Not his room, but places.
friedpwnadge 25
OP's son is a ******* genius. An fml for sure, but maybe he should get a medal for being selfless towards pursuit of his own well-being.
insideoutoreo33 8
Being selfless towards his own well being? hmm not sure if that works.
Mrtigerblue 14
#65 he was doing it all for himself and his capitalist gain. still a awesome kid
feven 32
Why would a person accept an offer from a 15 year old anyway
A07 48
Because, craigslist.
Flint_Monroe 9
I think you already know the answer to that.
gintwinsmoore 20
what if they didn't know he was 15, Ijs...and they really needed a place to stay. homelessness is very real here in the US.
thatguynamedsky 32
im sure its very real everywhere
scyth3s 13
More prominent here than most other first-world nations...
birdyyy 17
Well,why not if he sounded confident :d
_Peppermint_ 34
He sounds spoiled as hell.
Wiringify 22
Spoiled for sleeping on the couch and trying to make his own money? Am I missing something here?
cristy91 33
Spoiled for making a decision which affects the entire family and consulting no one before the decision was made. Had OP not found him on the couch, they may have learned of his agreememt when the new guest was already inside.
xapocxbiggunx 4
Do you even know what spoiled means?!
SlimDanny 15
He's just trying to make a quick buck.
countryb_cth 38
Even though what he did was incredibly stupid that does not make him spoiled. It does make him selfish that he did this without asking permission and without thinking of the other people in his house not spoiled.
MrConcise 35
Merriam-Webster on spoiled: to give (someone, such as a child) everything that he or she wants : to have a bad effect on (someone) by allowing too many things or by not correcting bad behavior. I'm gonna have to agree with #4 on this. He feels he's entitled to rent out his parents' property, meaning he has a sense of shared ownership of his parents' house. This likely means he expects that he can do as he pleases because he hasn't been "disallowed too many things". Spoiled. Man, I love languages and semantics. :)
igive 29
Yeah but you're forgetting one thing- OP probably said no. Thus, not spoiled, your arguement invalid.
jeff_boles 12
The definition that #47 gave does not prove his point. Just because the child feels that way, does not mean that the parent is giving him everything he wants. The definition is based on what the child is given, not how the child feels. I too love language and semantics. :)
MrConcise 35
Aha, but the definition also included "not correcting bad behavior". The argument is valid because I stated to even get to the point of putting a plan like this into motion, there must have been at least a little leniency in discipline. I don't agree that he is definitely spoiled, and we don't know enough to say one way or the other, but the son even considering this acceptable points to lax parenting. Even if this plan was stopped, that doesn't mean he isn't spoiled - just that OP drew a line somewhere.
Polynomial 28
Game and match.
random2212 16
At least he is trying to make money
Slicer43 15
Hey, maybe the kids on to something
JustinJK 21
He could have used something like Air BnB though which is like actually for doing this lol.
A07 48
Your son sounds smart, I wonder why I never thought of that before
stingray112 24
If he wants money that bad maybe you should offer a job to him or help him find one somewhere
Rkikkas9713 25
He's 15, #9, most places won't even hire until 16, and even then a lot of places won't hire you.
SlimDanny 15
It all depends on the area and place of business.
theTravinator 21
Almost immediately after my 15th birthday I started working at McDonalds- and they're pretty much everywhere
vikky538 29
He has entrepreneurial skills. Talk to him so that he can put it to the right use.
Anonypus 20
That's actually quite smart.
SadSouthernBell 18
I wonder who he's bringing into the house. :-/ hope he's smart enough to request a background check.