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Agreed. He's got to get motivated on his own though, not by me or anyone else. But this incident was a motivator lol. I just hope he keeps up the momentum though.
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Originally Posted by Harpaint
Your brother needs to start being more independent from you and his mother in handling matters like this. Too many college "kids" remain ignorant/inept in handling basic life skills unfortunately.
Your mom needs to stop worrying about him dating, because he's never going to find a girl who will date a 26 yo man who lives at home, drives his parent's car when they let him and has no idea how banks work.
He'll be 50 and living in your parent's house with nothing to look forward to but asking mom for the keys to the car.
The overly religious parents don't approve of t-shirts, but the single mom with two kids is fine, under their roof?
I think we have had the wool pulled over out eyes....
My head is exploding reading this thread. I can't take it anymore.
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Originally Posted by Pitt Chick
The overly religious parents don't approve of t-shirts, but the single mom with two kids is fine, under their roof?
I think we have had the wool pulled over out eyes....
The constant "lols" have thrown me...I think this may be a trolling incident...
Step 1: Open bank account in his name. Do so at a bank or credit union that will allow him to get a debit card on the spot, and let him set up paperless online access. I can see mommy intercepting his mail and making sure he doesn't get his card or his statements.
Step 2: Change direct deposit ASAP to that bank.
Step 3: Save money! He needs to be in charge of that, not the parents. He needs money to finish school, get reliable transportation, and get out of there and grow up. If he can't do that...well, then he's not ready to be an adult.
But yes he is mentally normal. Very academically gifted. Just non-confrontational, immature, and very co-dependent. He doesn't like to face realities. But, I think this whole thing has been a BIG wake up call for him. He's going to move back to our hometown and finish up his Bachelors there.
Normal? 'Normal'?
Nothing about this story is 'normal'.
One person supposedly smart enough to be in college getting a Bachelor degree but can't figure out how to open his own bank account to deposit his own paychecks, and another person supposedly smart enough to be getting a Master's degree but can't figure out what to tell the other one and has to come on C-D to ask advice?
Daddy won't jump-start the car and college-boy is too stupid to figure out to ask a friend or neighbor to jump it?
This whole story is [messed] up.
Sheesh. I had a regular job when I was 12 freaking years old, and opened my own checking account. Mommy didn't have to sign for me and it wasn't a joint account. 26 years old, incollege and still tied up in Mommy's apron strings? I don't believe it.
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The overly religious parents don't approve of t-shirts, but the single mom with two kids is fine, under their roof?
I think we have had the wool pulled over out eyes....
Yep, I think there's a ten year-old somewhere LHAO about suckering a bunch of adults on C-D.
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