Bannedjoe
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My wife has a kid. He's about 45. Lives in KCMO
Has never accomplished anything in his life.
Has no car, nor a pot to pee in.
Never has, most likely never will.
It's a mystery how he's stayed alive as long as he has.
No one knows what he does with his money, but I don't think it's drugs.
I've met the guy the few times he's come to stay with us, and quite honestly, I don't like the guy. I can't even stand being around him.
It's the wife's kid, but even she admits he's worthless and a mystery.
Most of his life he's camped on people's sofas and worked temp jobs.
But he's never honest nor forthcoming about whatever is really going on with him at any time.
As I said, this kid has come out to visit a time or two, but has no idea how to cope with being in the middle of nowhere.
a half hour after getting here he's bored and wants to know where the shopping malls and record stores are, and thinks it's no big deal that we should make a 300 mile round trip to Vegas or Phx for his entertainment.
Never mind that a 300 mile round trip was just made to pick him up at the airport in phx or Vegas, and there'll be another to take him back.
He has no inclination about hiking or exploring the wilderness, nor wants to.
I have no real idea what he likes, except about the only thing he knows or talks about is the movie Pulp fiction. That's it. Oh, and I'm hungry, what's there to eat?
So, somehow, could be a lie (who knows?) he said he's been working for the USPS, and now for some reason, wants to transfer to Reno.
He says it's for the weather to avoid his yearly bronchitis, but as far as I can recall, the weather in Reno isn't that far off from KC.
So he tells the wife (they very rarely communicate) that he's transferring to Reno, but for some unknown reason, wants to come stay with us for a couple weeks.
So far as I know, he hasn't secured the job 100% and has a whole lot of red tape, tests and other conditions that have to be met before he's hired, and can even be fired immediately should any of those tests fail if he's hired before they're completed. (He sent the wife this big 'ol PDF explaining some of this stuff)
Again he has no car, nor has he secured a place in Reno to live.
Oh, by the way, Nevada was just shut down for 30 days starting at noon today.
So, somehow he thinks we'll drive the 300 miles to do the airport thing, put up with his worthless ass for a few weeks, and feed him, then make a 1200 mile round trip to drop him in Reno???
Something else, our home is like a one room 700sqft efficiency apt.
There's no room for him here, and at times, it's a little cramped for just the wife and I. More her than I though.
That leaves the sofa, which resides at the foot of our bed.
So seriously, there's no room for him.
And there's nothing here for him to do, and I'll be damned if I'm going to trip over him all day inside the house, feed him, entertain him, or watch him sit in front of the TV all day.
His plan is very short sighted, and poorly planned out without a backup plan should the job fall through, and again, even if he gets the job, where is he going to stay, and how is he going to get to work and back?
And what if the whole plan fails, what's he gonna do, have us pick him up to come live with us? I don't think so.
So, the wife has told him many times through email, that his plan is stupid, prone to failure and not well thought out.
She has told him to just hunker down where he's at, keep his job, and wait to see how the world settles out after awhile.
He doesn't listen, and just doesn't see how this isn't the thing to be doing right now.
At first the wife hesitantly told him she'd think about it, then thought it through, and firmly decided the whole thing was a bad idea, but in so many words can't quite tell the kid no.
So I told her I'd be happy to.
And I did.
I explained everything I already mentioned above, plus the fact that we aren't his personal shuttle service, I had no desire to support him on any level, and that honestly, I just don't want him here.
(Seriously, this guy is really creepy, and I wouldn't feel comfortable in my own home and would feel like I needed to hide my keys and lock up my guns kinda creepy)
I also told him that I thought his plan was bad and I personally wanted neither myself nor my home involved with any part of it.
And then wished him good luck.
And on top of it all, I'll be f**ked in the butt if I'm letting some asshole who I don't like, travel all through the airport system in KC, then fly in a cooped up plane, land in PHX go through their whole airport, then come live in my house for two weeks.
I'm not all germaphobe like some are right now, but really, who in their right mind would play such a game of Russian roulette?
This stupid kid is emailing me, well, can I just stay for a week?
I'm telling him no, period, not happening, stay home.
But, but, you're telling me that me and my Mom can't see each other????
Jesus tap dancing Christ, what part of this whole thing don't you understand???
I hate this kid.
Besides everything else, the toll it would put on my marriage could be devastating.
When he's here, they are just short of a constant argument about things, I want to kill him, and I want to slap her for even birthing him.
Furthermore, I went on to explain to him that his mother's health has been rather compromised for sometime, with high BP, heart, kidney, and a few other issues.
Hell if I know, but I surely don't want to see what could happen to her should she contract this virus.
Mom!!!!!! Joe's being an asshole to me!!!!!
If this little bastard shows up at my door.....(recanted)
Has never accomplished anything in his life.
Has no car, nor a pot to pee in.
Never has, most likely never will.
It's a mystery how he's stayed alive as long as he has.
No one knows what he does with his money, but I don't think it's drugs.
I've met the guy the few times he's come to stay with us, and quite honestly, I don't like the guy. I can't even stand being around him.
It's the wife's kid, but even she admits he's worthless and a mystery.
Most of his life he's camped on people's sofas and worked temp jobs.
But he's never honest nor forthcoming about whatever is really going on with him at any time.
As I said, this kid has come out to visit a time or two, but has no idea how to cope with being in the middle of nowhere.
a half hour after getting here he's bored and wants to know where the shopping malls and record stores are, and thinks it's no big deal that we should make a 300 mile round trip to Vegas or Phx for his entertainment.
Never mind that a 300 mile round trip was just made to pick him up at the airport in phx or Vegas, and there'll be another to take him back.
He has no inclination about hiking or exploring the wilderness, nor wants to.
I have no real idea what he likes, except about the only thing he knows or talks about is the movie Pulp fiction. That's it. Oh, and I'm hungry, what's there to eat?
So, somehow, could be a lie (who knows?) he said he's been working for the USPS, and now for some reason, wants to transfer to Reno.
He says it's for the weather to avoid his yearly bronchitis, but as far as I can recall, the weather in Reno isn't that far off from KC.
So he tells the wife (they very rarely communicate) that he's transferring to Reno, but for some unknown reason, wants to come stay with us for a couple weeks.
So far as I know, he hasn't secured the job 100% and has a whole lot of red tape, tests and other conditions that have to be met before he's hired, and can even be fired immediately should any of those tests fail if he's hired before they're completed. (He sent the wife this big 'ol PDF explaining some of this stuff)
Again he has no car, nor has he secured a place in Reno to live.
Oh, by the way, Nevada was just shut down for 30 days starting at noon today.
So, somehow he thinks we'll drive the 300 miles to do the airport thing, put up with his worthless ass for a few weeks, and feed him, then make a 1200 mile round trip to drop him in Reno???
Something else, our home is like a one room 700sqft efficiency apt.
There's no room for him here, and at times, it's a little cramped for just the wife and I. More her than I though.
That leaves the sofa, which resides at the foot of our bed.
So seriously, there's no room for him.
And there's nothing here for him to do, and I'll be damned if I'm going to trip over him all day inside the house, feed him, entertain him, or watch him sit in front of the TV all day.
His plan is very short sighted, and poorly planned out without a backup plan should the job fall through, and again, even if he gets the job, where is he going to stay, and how is he going to get to work and back?
And what if the whole plan fails, what's he gonna do, have us pick him up to come live with us? I don't think so.
So, the wife has told him many times through email, that his plan is stupid, prone to failure and not well thought out.
She has told him to just hunker down where he's at, keep his job, and wait to see how the world settles out after awhile.
He doesn't listen, and just doesn't see how this isn't the thing to be doing right now.
At first the wife hesitantly told him she'd think about it, then thought it through, and firmly decided the whole thing was a bad idea, but in so many words can't quite tell the kid no.
So I told her I'd be happy to.
And I did.
I explained everything I already mentioned above, plus the fact that we aren't his personal shuttle service, I had no desire to support him on any level, and that honestly, I just don't want him here.
(Seriously, this guy is really creepy, and I wouldn't feel comfortable in my own home and would feel like I needed to hide my keys and lock up my guns kinda creepy)
I also told him that I thought his plan was bad and I personally wanted neither myself nor my home involved with any part of it.
And then wished him good luck.
And on top of it all, I'll be f**ked in the butt if I'm letting some asshole who I don't like, travel all through the airport system in KC, then fly in a cooped up plane, land in PHX go through their whole airport, then come live in my house for two weeks.
I'm not all germaphobe like some are right now, but really, who in their right mind would play such a game of Russian roulette?
This stupid kid is emailing me, well, can I just stay for a week?
I'm telling him no, period, not happening, stay home.
But, but, you're telling me that me and my Mom can't see each other????
Jesus tap dancing Christ, what part of this whole thing don't you understand???
I hate this kid.
Besides everything else, the toll it would put on my marriage could be devastating.
When he's here, they are just short of a constant argument about things, I want to kill him, and I want to slap her for even birthing him.
Furthermore, I went on to explain to him that his mother's health has been rather compromised for sometime, with high BP, heart, kidney, and a few other issues.
Hell if I know, but I surely don't want to see what could happen to her should she contract this virus.
Mom!!!!!! Joe's being an asshole to me!!!!!
If this little bastard shows up at my door.....(recanted)