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<blockquote data-quote="Jabberwockey" data-source="post: 692209" data-attributes="member: 18238"><p>Not really an option. First off, the rental laws in Missouri HEAVILY favor the renter. We found that out the hard way when we tried to evict a tenant from a rental property we no longer own. She never paid us a penny and it took us several months to finally force her out. Besides, I don't want him getting the idea that he has "rights" in our house beyond those that everybody has. Also, we aren't home during the day so have no way to enforce the whole "stay in the basement" thing. Besides, the basement isn't finished yet and wont be for a while.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I agree Copa. There have been times he was on a rant, not full blown tantrum but working towards it, and when his phone rang he answered it and talked like he had not a care in the world. There does come a point in his tantrums that he has lost control. When I had to call the police on him last month was one of those times. IF he would step back when he starts getting out of control and check himself he'd be ok. Problem is he wont acknowledge that he's getting out of control.</p><p></p><p>This last part is definitely true Copa. He knows if he tried playing the suicide card with me, I'd call him on it and report it. He wont usually bother to ask me for cigarettes because he knows the answer is no. I've told him before that I don't mind giving him a ride every once in a while but I'm not his personal taxi.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No. What he does or doesn't do tends to be in a disrespectful way. Almost immediately after being told to do or not do something, he will act opposite of how he is supposed to. The dishes for example. Its not that he's just not doing a very good job on them. I've gone into the kitchen not long after he's "done dishes" and checked. The sponge in the sink is wet, the one for when we actually run a sink of water. The scrubby sponge that has a soap reservoir is bone dry. He literally wets a sponge and wipes it down. This is him bucking against our rules, pure and simple. He KNOWS from the ghetto apartment that leaving out dirty dishes will draw bugs yet he does it anyway. I will freely admit that some of the things he does that annoy me are simply my pet peeves, but the vast majority goes against what we've told him for years and still tell him on a regular basis. He knows better but chooses not to do what he should.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jabberwockey, post: 692209, member: 18238"] Not really an option. First off, the rental laws in Missouri HEAVILY favor the renter. We found that out the hard way when we tried to evict a tenant from a rental property we no longer own. She never paid us a penny and it took us several months to finally force her out. Besides, I don't want him getting the idea that he has "rights" in our house beyond those that everybody has. Also, we aren't home during the day so have no way to enforce the whole "stay in the basement" thing. Besides, the basement isn't finished yet and wont be for a while. I agree Copa. There have been times he was on a rant, not full blown tantrum but working towards it, and when his phone rang he answered it and talked like he had not a care in the world. There does come a point in his tantrums that he has lost control. When I had to call the police on him last month was one of those times. IF he would step back when he starts getting out of control and check himself he'd be ok. Problem is he wont acknowledge that he's getting out of control. This last part is definitely true Copa. He knows if he tried playing the suicide card with me, I'd call him on it and report it. He wont usually bother to ask me for cigarettes because he knows the answer is no. I've told him before that I don't mind giving him a ride every once in a while but I'm not his personal taxi. No. What he does or doesn't do tends to be in a disrespectful way. Almost immediately after being told to do or not do something, he will act opposite of how he is supposed to. The dishes for example. Its not that he's just not doing a very good job on them. I've gone into the kitchen not long after he's "done dishes" and checked. The sponge in the sink is wet, the one for when we actually run a sink of water. The scrubby sponge that has a soap reservoir is bone dry. He literally wets a sponge and wipes it down. This is him bucking against our rules, pure and simple. He KNOWS from the ghetto apartment that leaving out dirty dishes will draw bugs yet he does it anyway. I will freely admit that some of the things he does that annoy me are simply my pet peeves, but the vast majority goes against what we've told him for years and still tell him on a regular basis. He knows better but chooses not to do what he should. [/QUOTE]
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