Entertainment: Adult Child
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Budget
Asked by M.M. from Los Angeles
on September 27, 2008
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hi everyone.
my husband and i are are trying to make a budget and want to stick with it. i would love suggestions and ideas on you guys budget and come up with rea...
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- Start keeping your recipts for a month and add them up at the end to see what you spend. I have a budget I use every month. Send me a message and I will e-mail it to y...
- I was in debt over my head and had about 10 credir cards go to the collectin agency. This was about 5 years ago and it had gotten so bad I stopped opening my mail alt...
- My husband and I decided on a budget when we first got engaged because each of us had some debt we needed to get rid of, a wedding to plan for and a house to save up f...
Advise in Setting a Budget for College Student
Asked by K.W. from Springfield
on August 19, 2008
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Have a grandson who is off to College this month. Been a lot of years since we sent a child off to college and am wonder how to set up a budget for him. Wondering w...
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- Don't let him be talked in to a credit card!! Those nasty CC companies prey on college kids, and I got bit! I had that bill hanging over my head for too long, well a...
- Janet- May not have college students but, we host foriegn exchange students. The way we handle the money. We take care of food, gas and shelter. With the students mon...
- What a wonderful Grandmother you are. Thank you for helping with a little "mad" money. We found about $50.00 a month was a good start. My children wrote nice request l...
Adult Child Issues
Asked by J.P. from Chicago
on April 18, 2011
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Hi Moms,
When does an adult child, mine for instance he is 20 become responsible for their own choices?? My son who is 20 years old almost 21 lives with his dad ...
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- How about tell him he can live there when he gets a FT job and/or enrolls in school? Seriously, I'm all about second chances and there may be a little of him seekin...
- If it were me, I would tell my son what day the move would be on and he would have to come up with his own arrangements by then. He is an adult, this is HIS problem. N...
- if you take him in lay ground rules, he has to have a job by this date, he has to pay X amount of rent by this date, he has to follow these house rules and have him si...
Looking for Entertainment Ideas for 18 Year Old Brother-in-law's Visit to Colora
Asked by S.C. from Denver
on January 29, 2008
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My husband's 18 year old brother is coming to visit from a very small farm community in central Illinois the second weekend of February, and I'm looking for ideas from...
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- Take him to RedRocks. They recently completed a great visitors center with a pretty decent restaurant. And if your brother-in-law is into music, the new museum in the ...
- If he's anything like my son, he'll want to sleep til noon be up all night. Maybe go bowling or to Net games. Top local listings for net games near Aurora, Colorado ...
- It is Casa Bonita on Colfax and is great dining entertainment! Also, you could go to Boulder and walk Pearl Street -- since it is a college town and there are many od...
Loud Thumping Music, What Can I Do????
Asked by A.V. from San Francisco
on March 25, 2011
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Ok ladies, I need your help. It's 3:55 am and I have been up for the last hour listening to the thumping of some jerk's music. This happens pretty much every Thursday ...
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- Go down to SC PD tell them what's going on and where you live ask them to give you a complaint number. (They should give you a card that confirms the conversation you...
- The police may not be able to find the source any more than you can, but it would be worthwhile to at least let them know you're having the problem. In past experienc...
- Where I live, there is a noise ordinance, and the cops CAN make them turn it down. You don't have to be able to tell them which apartment it's coming from - tell them ...
17 And 18 Year Old Children
Asked by L.F. from Sioux Falls
on June 2, 2011
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I am so frustrated! Last week my son graduated from high school. I told him three house rules need to be followed. Rule 1 - call or text us if he is not coming home at...
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- I would say sell them to a band of gypsies but I don't think they have any real value at that age. I am lucky, mine do pay their bills, cleaning not so much. Well ...
- I completely agree with Krista P. What does your husband say about all this?
- They are actually completely in control... of you and your household. The 17 yr old can go live with his mother. The 18 yr old has 2 weeks to find a place to live....
How to Deal with an 18 Year Old Living at Home
Asked by L.G. from San Francisco
on July 6, 2009
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Hello mamas. I really need some advice on how to go about handling my daughter who is 18 and living at home. She is a responsible person who has a part-time job, has...
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- My 18 year old son has just come home from Southern California after trying to move out on his own, and not being able to find a job. He had a little money left him by...
- You wrote that your daughter is a "responsible person" and then you detailed how she breaks the law every single night, and ignores the house rules and the feelings (s...
- I have to tell you, having a new adult child can be more challenging than a willful 3 year old. Unfortunately like a 3 year old you need to set the boundaries and pray...
18 Year Old Out of Control!
Asked by D.B. from Dothan
on March 3, 2008
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I have an 18 year old daughter. She is in 11th grade, she works part time after school. She has no respect for me or my husband (her step dad). I constantly am doing f...
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- I'm sorry to hear what you are going through. Don't be afraid of your daughter. She knows she can threaten you (mentally speaking)and she is getting away with it. St...
- I agree that tough love is the best way to go. Tell her what you expect from her, but try not to be confrontational. At 18, she thinks she knows EVERYTHING ( trust m...
- Hi D.: Since your daughter is 18 now, I think it would be a "wake-up call" to her if you could bear to let go a little---and then NOT bailing her out when she does...
18 Year Old Son Advise to Make Right Choices
Asked by J.M. from Flagstaff
on November 24, 2009
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My son just turned 18 and though he is the oldest, once upon a time he was the only sibling now he has a brother and sister. He has always been spoiled. and though ...
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- I think that you keep your home open for him to come home, IF he follows the rules and goes to school and tries to do well there. Don't shut him out just yet. But, a...
- Stop paying for his cell phone, car insurance and gas. Tell him if he wants to live in your home he lives by your rules, regardless of his age. Tell him to get a job...
- Dear JLM, As parents, we frequently try to prevent our kids from making mistakes because we love them so much. We forget that the road to wisdom is paved with mist...
Adult Child Moved Home and Is Unmotivated
Asked by L.J. from Austin
on May 29, 2008
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I need some words to gracefully tell my 44 yr. old step-son that he needs to move out. He and his 15 yr. old son moved in with me and my 65 yr. old husband Dec. 1, 20...
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- Last year my father moved in with us after his eviction. He stayed with us for 9 months and he never paid a bill nor worked a regular schedule. He did help clean and ...
- I reread your posting because some readers thought it was the 15-yo son that played on the computer all day. I believe you wrote that it's the 44-year old stepson. I...
- The message to move out should probably come from your husband since he is the father. If he is too ill to tell him, then I would try helping him find another place to...
