After the fiasco of the snowboarding trip (YSS19 sulked like a 5 year old from the get go, packed his bags, went home after 3 days and let us come home to the filthy house with food offerings to the god of rodents in nearly every room :sick: ), I spiralled into depression once DH and I finished the holiday. I never planned on having any kids and thought that by waiting until all the skids were over 16 to live with my DH I’d avoided having them living with me full time.

I couldn’t get past the horrors of having YSS19 not having a launch plan. I was imagining him still being with us for years to come because there was no agreed end date.

I had a serious conversation with DH and was clear to him that the situation could not continue. My BFF had already offered me a bed as a stop gap but my mom was telling me to push back and not let a child push me out of my home.

Well, the good news is that DH took action.

- YSS19 has a new job and has been told by DH that this time it HAS to LAST
- YSS19 has been told that he will be moving out to live with roommates by November (He’s excited but I’m LMAO. Who would want to live with the chief priest of rodent worship who leaves offerings scattered across the floor of every room?)

The new job is perfect for him – recruitment consultant. He’s tall and looks good in a suit. He’ll be paid to exaggerate and sell roles and candidates. And it pays really well even before commission so even in our super expensive city he can be independent at 19. (Though both DH and I are more than willing to subsidise him to help get him out)

He still has his many and various health problems but it’s not good for him to be reliant on DH. He needs to gain some independence and hopefully that will bring some maturity too. He can get a flatshare in our neighbourhood so DH can keep an eye on him if necessary.

Keep your fingers crossed that the job lasts so he can fund a new temple for rodents somewhere besides my home. He hasn’t attracted a congregation yet but it is only a matter of time. }:)

In other news, DH can’t track down MSS and OSS. I finally got in touch with MSS’s GF, who is a really nice girl. She’s going to nag MSS to get in touch. She said that she wasn’t surprised to hear from me and had already told MSS to stop being an ass and call his dad. DH just wants to take them out for a boys’ lunch. Some of you will counsel staying out of this but I actually like catching up with the GF so this gave me an excuse.