A difficult decision

So, Charles has a curfew in place for Jacob and Cory.  Some of you may say, "Now really, they're over 18, correct?"

Yes, both of them are over 18 and for them, I'm sure the curfew sucks.  But, to Charles (I say to Charles, because, honestly, I think the curfew could easily extend an hour, if not two), his curfew is to stick, because he wants them in bed early enough that they won't be sleeping until noon or later.  And I do see his point.

One of the things is that the boys are not working.  Cory isn't even trying.  Jacob has found a job with a temp agency, but because mom and dad were negligent about obtaining his birth certificate and social security card, he now has to wait for them to come in.  But, it's taken care of, that's all we're waiting on.  And Charles thinks they should be in at a decent time, in bed at a decent time, and definitely awake and trying to do something.

Charles's curfew is 10 PM.

One of their friends has been our couch sleeper for the last couple of weeks or so. And a big problem is that he and Jacob have been breaking the 10 PM curfew, coming in at midnight and later.  The friend is the one driving, so he has a bit of an upper hand, possibly, in the coming in so late.  While Jacob is sleeping the day away upstairs, Trenton is sleeping on the couch.  It's very aggravating.  Saturday, Charles told Trenton he had to find another place to stay.

This morning when Charles and I woke up, Trenton was on the couch asleep.  Charles sat him down and explained, it's not that we don't want him here, and we care about him, but breaking the rules has got to go.  Trenton explained he has no where else to go and he wouldn't break the rules again.

And that was this morning!!  Tonight at 11PM he and Jacob finally made it home.  Needless to say, Charles wasn't happy.  Neither was I for that fact.  We made Trenton leave again, though, I'm sure in a day or two we'll wake up to him being back on the couch.

Parenting teenagers and adults is an extremely difficult challenge.  It can be very satisfying when you watch the "adults" finally BECOME adults, but while they're in this stage....well, it makes me more understandable why some animals eat their young.

Good night!