I was gobsmacked to find out my bf's 24 yo son suddenly got a job *shok* I have no idea what lit a fire under his ass.  He was MIA for 2+ days, but I wasn't complaining.  The house had a calmer feel and I was basking in it.  Apparently his mom helped him look online for a job.  He got up on time and went.  With the way things are they hired him on the spot at the restaurant, even without any work history.  They said he'd make $20./hr as a waiter, I don't buy that, but Idgara as long as he got one.  Mom of course bought him new work clothes, and put money on his card as usual, and dad, one not to be out done by his ex, gave him cash, ugh!  He lasted 2 days before a Persian friend got him a job in a Persian restaurant where he knows the Persian owner.  The kid was offered an assistant manager position at $1,100./wk. because, you guessed it, he is half Persian.  IF he can do a good job for 5 days the job is his and can pick his own schedule pretty much.  I'm told this is the "Persian way".  Weird, but who cares.  On the first day his son was out at work my bf had a huge stick up his ass, like he was detoxing from being a "helicopter dad".  We had such a blow out, and I told him I was leaving.  Things calmed down by the next morning.  I have my eye on a small piece of land down south.  There is a small inheritance in process that I need in order to pay for the tiny house to go on it.  Gotta lay low and keep my mouth shut for now.  I just don't know how long this calm will last.  Now that his son is working he wants my time and attention... until the kid gets home.  Then it's, "time to watch sports with my son"... and yet another game  *dash1* 365 days/yr..  I have almost no interest in most of them and go in another room.  I can't imagine when he finally gets married and moves out (cause he's not leaving before then, just like dear old dad did).  My bf will have a complete breakdown.  By then mommy will be gone and so will his son.  I feel sorry for that kid's wife because they text and call each other all day long.