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MsJen's picture

Do you kick out an adult SKID? How much damage must they do before their father agrees with you that they have to go? Allow me to elaborate. We have a 19yo SS who has been living with us because he dropped out of high school and wanted to get his GED. Ok, fine, However, since he's been here (about 1 1/2 years now - previously with BM), he has been caught dealing drugs out of our home. Mind you, this is a home where young children reside. Although I brought to the attention of the DH that there were some pretty unsavory people suddenly hanging around our home, he did not want to raise unnecessary red flags. When, in an act of desperation, I decided to search the SKID's room and found a drug scale, my missing baggies and other paraphernalia, I confronted DH with what I had already known (and he didn’t believe). He decided to “take action” and send the kid to rehab. Ok, fine. He gets out and although the losers that had been hanging around the house disappeared, his attitude never did. Flash forward to last Thursday. I had a babysitter at the house because I had a meeting to attend in the evening. My DH also had the same meeting to go to. However, we needed an additional couple of hours after this meeting and because my babysitter couldn’t stay, we asked the SS. He agreed. Two hours later I get home and guess what? No SS anywhere is sight. Mind you, it’s 10:15 in the evening and there are two children under the age of 8 in the home. I was FURIOUS! Who leaves children unattended at this age and at this time of night? About 15 minutes later SS comes waltzing in the door and I met him there. What did he say? I was moving my car from the curb. Whaaaat? What total BS. When DH arrived shortly thereafter, the SS got a major chewing out session. And that was all. No plan to get this loser the hell out of our home, where he put these children in danger. I just don’t get it! What the hell is it going to take to remove this kid from the house? All he does is sit around and play with his phone all day. No regular job, doesn’t talk to anyone. Shuts himself in his room all day and comes downstairs when we’ve all gone up to bed. Frankly, he scares me a little because he’s so weird. Thoughts? I want him GONE.

hismineandours's picture

AT what point? This one. He is engaging in illegal activity out of your home with your minor children. You could lose custody of your children to the state if they came in and did a drug bust.

New second wife-step-mom's picture

Frankly, he scares me a little because he’s so weird. Thoughts?

^^^^^ You should NEVER have left your children alone with someone that scares you even a little and is so weird!

hippiegirl's picture

My SS had to pull a knife on my daughter before my DH finally got it. Never again will one of his ex wife's kids live with us. Ever.

oldone's picture

Any legally of age child who causes problems in the household should be kicked out on their ass immediately.

Orange County Ca's picture

A ex-drug user of that age should not be trusted to not relapse and never be put in charge of children. That was a major lapse on your part. It may be that the only way to push this issue is to tell your husband that for the sake of the younger children either the boy goes or you do.

Give him until the end of the month to have the boy out even if Daddy has to find and pay for a small one room apartment for the kid.

forgotten wife's picture

"What the hell is it going to take to remove this kid from the house?"

it's going to take you insisting that it's his adult kid that your DH wants to live with or you.

and i don't agree with OCC...don't pay for him. he's the one who quit school and is umemployed. send him back to his BM...or whatever. he's not your responsibility. once you start paying, they continue to expect it...forever.

MsJen's picture

Thanks for all the responses, however, this has now become a moot point. SS moved out yesterday. Hallelujah.