The youngest is in school still, but the other two are employed.After their mother passed away, they stopped doing anything around the house. We had been charging no rent so they could save money. The older two were responsible for their own bills other than that.
I paid for power, water, Internet, and all the utilities. We even provided food for the youngest.Now they do nothing to help around the house. I have had to hire a cleaning lady to help. Itâs stupid.So I put the house up for sale. The price has gone up so much since I bought it that I could retire to the Philippines if that was my thing.
It took no time at all to sell, and Iâm moving out to my cabin.
I gave each kid $10,000 and told them that the house was sold. They arenât idiots, they had seen the for sale sign and been around for the open houses.Now they are getting upset with me for throwing them out of their home. I guess they did some of their growing up there, but they never treated it like much more than a place to sleep. I think that their mom would be disgusted with how they treated me and our home.
They pooled their money and got an apartment, but if they count on only the money I gave them, they will have nothing in a year. People stood on his side.â>âRaise your hand if your parents gave you $10k when you moved out? No hands? You separated from leeches.ââThey were disrespectful to you and your home, and you werenât obligated to continue providing for them, especially after they became adults.ââYou gave them nearly two years to start picking up after themselves and acting like they wanted to live there. They didnât. If seeing for sale signs and open houses didnât get them to realize that thatâs not really on you. You also didnât have to give them money to be on their own, but you did.
Youâve done enough, considering that theyâre adults. It sounds like if they had been picking up after themselves, you probably wouldnât have wanted to sell.ââYouâre right â their mom would be disgusted with how her children behaved in your home, in which they were, ultimately, guests. Enjoy your newfound freedom from entitled adults.ââI sold my house to get rid of a freeloading, lazy brother, and my siblings blamed me for making him homeless. He was 59. Yet they wouldnât take him in. Some people will take advantage of you rather than standing on their own two feet.ââThese people are adults. They have made it clear that you are not their father, presumably meaning that you can not tell them what to do. Not only have they been living in your house rent-free, but they havenât done their share of the housework, expecting you to do it or pay for it.
However, since you are indeed not their father, you donât owe them anything. You were generous to let them live in your house for over a year, and very generous to give them money to start their independent life. Now they will have to take responsibility for their own finances and housekeeping â or experience homelessness and realize that they indeed have to take responsibility.âBlended families come with their own set of challenges, and while many find ways to navigate them successfully, others find that separation is the only viable path to happines.