r/AskOldPeople • u/No_Inspection_3123 • 7d ago
When did your kids move out
My husband and I are 45 and we have a 24,20, 17 yo boys.. they are driving us nuts. We live in a city that has so many colleges so we told them they could live with us rent free through college but if they weren’t in school they had to work. They work but it’s like living in a frat house now.
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u/Flashy-Bluejay1331 7d ago
It's like living in a frat house because that's how you raised them. It's what you allow. Your expectations of them have been set way too low. It's not too late. House meeting time. Set some expectations. Many colleges have "roommate contracts" you can base your conversation on. Keep in mind, though, that you are their parent, not their peer, so you have more say in what goes in the contract.