New arrival

[minkydog]

I'm the confused mother of a bouncing baby 19yo. Eric arrived this afternoon with all his worldly goods in a box. Seems his father kicked him out of the house for "coming home late from church." riiight....I haven't got the real story yet, but he seems to be a very nice kid. I figure what goes around comes around and sooner or later,the truth will out. I do know for a fact that his mother is dying of liver disease( she's been home from the hospital a week.)

I fed him korma(coconut-based curry), with mushrooms and broccoli, for supper; he ate two platefuls and cleaned off the table when he was finished. He is very polite and helpful. I made him tell his parents where he is.
I figure some day my own son may need a place to stay when he gets kicked out of the house for "coming home late from church" and maybe someone will take pity on him.

I told him "no drugs, no smoking, no alcohol, no second chances". No girls in the basement, no cursing, treat everyone with respect, no yelling. His answer: "Wow! that's some pretty lax rules." I guess things are different at his house.

So, welcome Eric to the weird side of town!

 

[SherryNC]

Wow, you are a generous lady. Your rules are very reasonable.

 

[Pop Daddy]

you seem real nice, everyone needs lots of chances

 

[SherryNC]

everyone needs lots of chances

Have you run out of yours yet?

 

[Serena]

Good luck. I did the same thing once. It didn't turn out very well, but I know I tried.

 

[Pop Daddy]

Have you run out of yours yet?

not me

 

[SherryNC]

not me

 

[MagicalMom]

I'm the confused mother of a bouncing baby 19yo. Eric arrived this afternoon with all his worldly goods in a box. Seems his father kicked him out of the house for "coming home late from church." riiight....I haven't got the real story yet, but he seems to be a very nice kid. I figure what goes around comes around and sooner or later,the truth will out. I do know for a fact that his mother is dying of liver disease( she's been home from the hospital a week.)

I fed him korma(coconut-based curry), with mushrooms and broccoli, for supper; he ate two platefuls and cleaned off the table when he was finished. He is very polite and helpful. I made him tell his parents where he is.
I figure some day my own son may need a place to stay when he gets kicked out of the house for "coming home late from church" and maybe someone will take pity on him.

I told him "no drugs, no smoking, no alcohol, no second chances". No girls in the basement, no cursing, treat everyone with respect, no yelling. His answer: "Wow! that's some pretty lax rules." I guess things are different at his house.

So, welcome Eric to the weird side of town!

That is literally the first time I actually laughed out loud while on the computer! Now you made me look like a fool in front of my family!!!!

On a serious side I'm glad he has you to go to. I'm sure he has a lot going on in his home with his Mom being ill. I hope everything works out for him.

 

[minkydog]

Thanks. Eric (19)and my son, John(18), just went out the front door in a cloud of Hai Karate, or whatever that stuff is (Axe?) They are headed out to play DDR for a few hours and hit on girls. The whole house smells like Seduction Central.

 

[SherryNC]

Thanks. Eric (19)and my son, John(18), just went out the front door in a cloud of Hai Karate, or whatever that stuff is (Axe?) They are headed out to play DDR for a few hours and hit on girls. The whole house smells like Seduction Central.

 

[Sparx]

Thanks. Eric (19)and my son, John(18), just went out the front door in a cloud of Hai Karate, or whatever that stuff is (Axe?) They are headed out to play DDR for a few hours and hit on girls. The whole house smells like Seduction Central.

 

[Aimeedyan]

You crack me up.

Seriously, though, I think it's wonderful you agreed to take him in right now, with his mom in the shape that she is he probably needs a change of pace and an escape for a bit. Hope things work out with his folks soon. =)

 

[Sparx]

I'm the confused mother of a bouncing baby 19yo. Eric arrived this afternoon with all his worldly goods in a box. Seems his father kicked him out of the house for "coming home late from church." riiight....I haven't got the real story yet, but he seems to be a very nice kid. I figure what goes around comes around and sooner or later,the truth will out. I do know for a fact that his mother is dying of liver disease( she's been home from the hospital a week.)

I fed him korma(coconut-based curry), with mushrooms and broccoli, for supper; he ate two platefuls and cleaned off the table when he was finished. He is very polite and helpful. I made him tell his parents where he is.
I figure some day my own son may need a place to stay when he gets kicked out of the house for "coming home late from church" and maybe someone will take pity on him.

I told him "no drugs, no smoking, no alcohol, no second chances". No girls in the basement, no cursing, treat everyone with respect, no yelling. His answer: "Wow! that's some pretty lax rules." I guess things are different at his house.

So, welcome Eric to the weird side of town!

I am sorry, I guess I am just out of the loop, but did he just come over to your house? This post confused me. I know that I sound stupid, I think I am missing some part of this. lol

 

[minkydog]

Well, he called my son last night and asked if he could come over for "a little while". Then it was "to spend the night", then it was until he gets called up for the Navy(8 months!) I said yes to the weekend; after that we'll need to sit down and talk about it some more. So today he showed up after lunch with his pitiful box--he looks like a big, nappy teddy bear, with his hair sticking up and his face is soft. He & my son sat around discussing the virtues of the Power Rangers and VR Troopers this evening. Coupla geeks,fer shure!

 

[Sparx]

Well, he called my son last night and asked if he could come over for "a little while". Then it was "to spend the night", then it was until he gets called up for the Navy(8 months!) I said yes to the weekend; after that we'll need to sit down and talk about it some more. So today he showed up after lunch with his pitiful box--he looks like a big, nappy teddy bear, with his hair sticking up and his face is soft. He & my son sat around discussing the virtues of the Power Rangers and VR Troopers this evening. Coupla geeks,fer shure!

ok, thanks for clearing that up. Sounds like something that one of my friends would want to do. You are really a wonderful person for letting him stay with you. Geeks will rule the world.

 

[safetymom]

I did that once for my sons best friend. He stayed about 5 months. It worked out well but I was glad when he went home to his parents.

 

[minkydog]

Lord knows, my mom used to do this for my friends. She never knew who was going to be sleeping on the couch in the morning. One of my friends made her a plaque that said, "Mother B's Home for Wayward Children"--Mom hung it on the back door,where all the "children" came & went. None of the kids were bad, they just needed a little time and a place to cool off without many questions. I figure as long as this kid doesn't do anything illegal and continues to be nice, he's welcome to stay. I may even lean on him to cut the grass, haha