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<blockquote data-quote="Davelouaz" data-source="post: 713379" data-attributes="member: 21927"><p>Hi everyone, my son turns 18 next week and I've gave him his marching orders after 18 months of living in a war zone with him.</p><p>My partner,our son and I moved to a new area 18 months ago after he had left school in order to give him a better start in life after school, this was something we all decided to do after months of consultation between us all.</p><p>Myself and my partner both switched jobs and my son was enrolled in the local college, and at first everything went well.</p><p>However he soon started skipping classes and spending most of the night with his online friends, meaning he would sleep all day. </p><p>In a nutshell he dropped out of college, does nothing with his life except game online with friends, he has cousins in this area but no interest in going out, looking after himself, cleaning himself, bathing etc. His whole life revolves around being online.</p><p>When we take away his internet he acts like a junkie who can't get a fix.</p><p>I've warned him for months that when he's 18 I want him out, as I won't be paying for an adult to sit using my electric, heating, food etc.</p><p>Myself and his mother are now at splitting-up stage as she has told him and me that she will never allow me to kick him out.</p><p>She also admits to giving him cash on demand, whenever he wants a takeaway etc.</p><p>I can't win but I'm adamant that he needs to get to grips with the real world.</p><p>Anyone been through anything similar please, as I'm seen as public enemy number one by my whole family</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Davelouaz, post: 713379, member: 21927"] Hi everyone, my son turns 18 next week and I've gave him his marching orders after 18 months of living in a war zone with him. My partner,our son and I moved to a new area 18 months ago after he had left school in order to give him a better start in life after school, this was something we all decided to do after months of consultation between us all. Myself and my partner both switched jobs and my son was enrolled in the local college, and at first everything went well. However he soon started skipping classes and spending most of the night with his online friends, meaning he would sleep all day. In a nutshell he dropped out of college, does nothing with his life except game online with friends, he has cousins in this area but no interest in going out, looking after himself, cleaning himself, bathing etc. His whole life revolves around being online. When we take away his internet he acts like a junkie who can't get a fix. I've warned him for months that when he's 18 I want him out, as I won't be paying for an adult to sit using my electric, heating, food etc. Myself and his mother are now at splitting-up stage as she has told him and me that she will never allow me to kick him out. She also admits to giving him cash on demand, whenever he wants a takeaway etc. I can't win but I'm adamant that he needs to get to grips with the real world. Anyone been through anything similar please, as I'm seen as public enemy number one by my whole family [/QUOTE]
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