We have a few grandchildren that really aren't blood relations. They are ours just the same. They've all lived a less than stable life, especially the oldest, a boy. When he was a toddler, his mother and new sister left him with us for the weekend. She came back for him a few months later. We considered filing for custody, but the law being what it is we knew that would be futile.
So now the kid, 19, is all messed up. He dropped out of school and has been bouncing from "friend" to friend for a place to sleep. When they kick him out he wanders back home and stays just long enough to violate the rules of the house, and then gets kicked out of there.
A few weeks back he asked to stay with us. The Boss and I agreed to try and help him dig himself out of his hole. He lasted about 2 weeks. He knew that we were locking the doors at 11PM. If not back by then, then stay out 'til 8AM. We're not doing the late night coming and going games.
The first violation involved leaving all the doors open and less fuel in my truck.
The second time he came home just before 11, and then again around 2:30AM. The second time he had a girl with him. He didn't have a house key, so he left a window and back door unlocked when he left. He was rather surprised to see me standing in the kitchen doorway.
He's lost his drivers license, and has yet to see a judge regarding arrest for sleeping in a park. He got a temporary job, who knows how long that will last, and is driving a friends car without a license.
He's gone now. Maybe some day he'll decide to get his life in order, if not jailed or dead first. If he tries, we'll help.
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