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<blockquote data-quote="Lil" data-source="post: 642515" data-attributes="member: 17309"><p>I'm trying, I really AM trying, to stay "hands off". If, when he gets a full paycheck, he is ready for apartment shopping, I'll be happy to help him look. (I'm actually pretty worried that because of his age and lack of credit and work history he will have a hard time getting anyone to lease to him. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it I guess.) Now if my stupid brain will just quit looking at the clock at 8:00 p.m. and wondering if he's getting ready for work or blowing it off.</p><p><img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/emoticons/groooansmileyf.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":groan:" title="groan :groan:" data-shortname=":groan:" /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p></p><p>Did some shopping yesterday and got him a $8 book I know he wants to read along with a collapsible lunch box thing that you can put food in, comes with a fork, etc., since he has no way to take food from the shelter if it's pasta or something, for dinner. If he doesn't want it, I'll return it. It's not really a "Christmas" gift. (<strong>Goal <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </strong>: He takes his lunch and doesn't need to spend money or call us.) We are planning on a Subway gift card (Being nice for when he really hates the food there) and maybe a pair of winter boots, since he has a mile to walk to work and the snow is bound to show up eventually. He can't very well clean an office building while dripping ice water off his tennis shoes. (<strong>Goal</strong>: He keeps walking to work and doesn't call us just because it's snowing.) That's Christmas, along going to see The Hobbit and having some dinner. He has gone on about wanting to get us Christmas presents...he won't of course, he gets paid at the start of his shift Xmas eve and by the time he gets off it's Xmas day. But I don't care. I flatly told him not to. Even if he had money, I'd rather he not buy anything this year. It would just be a butt kiss anyway. Last year he kept saying he had...Hell, I'd even given him money! Only to find out Xmas morning that he had lied and bought us nothing. Worst. Christmas. Ever. I'll never expect anything again.</p><p> </p><p>Yeah, yeah. I'm crazy to get him anything. If we're still in this position next year, I'll rethink it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil, post: 642515, member: 17309"] I'm trying, I really AM trying, to stay "hands off". If, when he gets a full paycheck, he is ready for apartment shopping, I'll be happy to help him look. (I'm actually pretty worried that because of his age and lack of credit and work history he will have a hard time getting anyone to lease to him. But we'll cross that bridge when we come to it I guess.) Now if my stupid brain will just quit looking at the clock at 8:00 p.m. and wondering if he's getting ready for work or blowing it off. :groan: Did some shopping yesterday and got him a $8 book I know he wants to read along with a collapsible lunch box thing that you can put food in, comes with a fork, etc., since he has no way to take food from the shelter if it's pasta or something, for dinner. If he doesn't want it, I'll return it. It's not really a "Christmas" gift. ([B]Goal :) [/B]: He takes his lunch and doesn't need to spend money or call us.) We are planning on a Subway gift card (Being nice for when he really hates the food there) and maybe a pair of winter boots, since he has a mile to walk to work and the snow is bound to show up eventually. He can't very well clean an office building while dripping ice water off his tennis shoes. ([B]Goal[/B]: He keeps walking to work and doesn't call us just because it's snowing.) That's Christmas, along going to see The Hobbit and having some dinner. He has gone on about wanting to get us Christmas presents...he won't of course, he gets paid at the start of his shift Xmas eve and by the time he gets off it's Xmas day. But I don't care. I flatly told him not to. Even if he had money, I'd rather he not buy anything this year. It would just be a butt kiss anyway. Last year he kept saying he had...Hell, I'd even given him money! Only to find out Xmas morning that he had lied and bought us nothing. Worst. Christmas. Ever. I'll never expect anything again. Yeah, yeah. I'm crazy to get him anything. If we're still in this position next year, I'll rethink it. [/QUOTE]
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