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<blockquote data-quote="zigweegwee" data-source="post: 26635" data-attributes="member: 170"><p>ant's mom, I was thinking eviction only because that would mean someone was literally dragging him out the door legally. My son doesn't want to do anything because that's the way he's always been. I don't understand it, either. No one does. He's really bright, but no one has ever been able to motivate him in any way - not teachers, not therapists and definitely not me. His only complaint about his life is that he doesn't have a car and that I work too much to get him to social gatherings. Gee, tough to be you. He loves to read and play video games that he's got hidden somewhere, and I assume that's what he does while I'm at work. He does work a part-time job and has miraculously held it since last summer. He threw $190 at me "for rent - if you think that's not fair, I'll give you more," thinking I would just let him continue to do nothing if he gave me money. I told him he wouldn't be living here much longer if he didn't go to school, so paying rent to me was irrelevant. He said he'd be going to school, but still hasn't gotten there, blaming me, of course. He said he was &lt;i&gt;going&lt;/i&gt; to go, but I stopped him by bludgeoning him with it (his word). I can't let him just stagnate in his room. I really thought he would move in with the friends he's been talking about moving in with for the last six months. It never occurred to me that he would stay put and continue to do nothing - I thought it was just his last bit of rebellion before he left at 18. How do I get him to either go back or go pack???</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="zigweegwee, post: 26635, member: 170"] ant's mom, I was thinking eviction only because that would mean someone was literally dragging him out the door legally. My son doesn't want to do anything because that's the way he's always been. I don't understand it, either. No one does. He's really bright, but no one has ever been able to motivate him in any way - not teachers, not therapists and definitely not me. His only complaint about his life is that he doesn't have a car and that I work too much to get him to social gatherings. Gee, tough to be you. He loves to read and play video games that he's got hidden somewhere, and I assume that's what he does while I'm at work. He does work a part-time job and has miraculously held it since last summer. He threw $190 at me "for rent - if you think that's not fair, I'll give you more," thinking I would just let him continue to do nothing if he gave me money. I told him he wouldn't be living here much longer if he didn't go to school, so paying rent to me was irrelevant. He said he'd be going to school, but still hasn't gotten there, blaming me, of course. He said he was <i>going</i> to go, but I stopped him by bludgeoning him with it (his word). I can't let him just stagnate in his room. I really thought he would move in with the friends he's been talking about moving in with for the last six months. It never occurred to me that he would stay put and continue to do nothing - I thought it was just his last bit of rebellion before he left at 18. How do I get him to either go back or go pack??? [/QUOTE]
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