Firstly, my youngest son will be 22 in May so not a teenager. He has no motivation, is totally nocturnal, only bothered about smoking weed and seeing his mates. I'm a light sleeper and he keeps me awake all night wandering about, coughing, cooking chips, going in and out of the house to smoke. I suffer from depression and thyroid issues, am losing so much weight and feel so ill. The rows with my husband over our son have torn us apart and brought us close to divorce. I have been piggy in the middle trying to sugar coat the exchanges between them and protect my son and my husband from the other. It is utterly unbearable. Finally, I think I have come to realise that the answer may be to kick my son out. When he's away with friends, I can sleep at night, and get on so much better with my husband. We also have our older son at home who's doing a masters degree and he is so helpful, behaves beautifully. I am worried that if we tell our youngest to leave, he will be on the streets. He's had a couple of jobs but been sacked from them. He's on JSA and pays us £35 a week for his keep plus £6 for his part on the car insurance (we have paid for lots of lessons but he still won't take his test. The car is his as soon as he passes), but he resents paying this. WWYD?
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Lazy, disrespectful, depressed, pot smoking son. Time to move out?
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imaginative · 02/02/2017 17:13
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