DH would deny it if you asked him, but he's been surly the past couple of months, as usual worrying that Pumpkin won't get exactly what she wants.  Fully enmeshed in the roller coaster of trying to find a glamorous college that will give her a full scholarship.

She's reached the age of 18 without ever having a job.  It's commonplace nowadays, but it shouldn't be.  Having a job teaches more than ECs do, imo.  Especially when you are an entitled, wasteful twat sans empathy, like she is.  DH and I have both been working since 12, cutting lawns and babysitting, then grocery stores and restaurants, until we each graduated college on our own dimes.

Well, it's finally settled.  There are no more full boat athletic scholarships due to covid, but she did get into our local community college as a last choice, only because one of the coaches there knows her, since she is also a coach at Killjoy's expensive VIP club sport.  Free tuition at CC doesn't amount to much, but she'll save a ton not going to a private uni.  So much for her dreams of full boat at a posh school.  Her narcissism must be hurting.

As a CC they don't really have campus housing, but they do for the athletic students.  For 200/mo, she can share a two bedroom apartment with three other girls.  Lucky them.  Eww. 

But that means she won't need a car, so we can take her off our insurance.

She'll also need food, say 50-100/week?  Dunno.  Maybe throwing food away will stop being fun for her.  There's no cafeteria, just a subway and taco bell.  Dunno how'd she'd get to the store.  There is a public bus service.  It would take her to the grocery store in DD/DGD's neighborhood.  Eww.

Weeks ago, in desperation, I did tell DH I'd be willing for us to cover her tuition only at a CC, but never her living expenses, espcially as she'd most likely be living with Satan.  So now he floated the idea of paying her rent since her tuition is free.  Meh.  If she wasn't an arsehole, she'd be living here.  So, no.  And if we did that, she'd turn 20 without ever having a job.  So, no.

I mean, we could then claim her as a dependent on our taxes, but really, I want to disentagle ourselves from her.  It's a bargain, but I hate her.  We already spent 50k on her stupid sport, and 40k living in separate households because of her.  Not to mention all the stupid legal problems she participated in.  She needs to claim herself on taxes, so she can get aid for her final degree, if she pursues one.  College isn't for everyone, it's only necessary for certain professions.

They're offering all kinds of cushy on-campus jobs.  Not the soul crushing type where the cook verbally abuses you.  She'd only have to work 15 hours/week.  

The worst thing about this is she'll only be 2 miles away.  Eww.  I was hoping she'd go to the moon.  I'm sure DH is delighted.

Maybe now she can disengage from Satan, if she wants to.  That would be telling.

I get my DH back at the end of May.