I still have a 20yrold,18yrold and 16yrold at the house too,go us. I tell my children that if I ask then do,if I dont ask then DONT. If you are home and he is home,he might spend some time working in the yard first thing every morning. You cannt break anything hand watering the yard,been there done that too.
My oldest (now 26) became an apprentise at the age of 15 to a remodeler,so he could learn to FIX properly,not be in my house driving me nuts during the day and was to tired to do anything except his school work when he came home.
Classes at the local community college can be taken for continued education. These are adult classes but he can learn small engines,computers and cars,,and again he will be doing something useful besides "FIXING" things at your house.
Maybe you NEED some closets rearranged? Pull everything out and tell him what you want,just keep him away from the glass stuff on the shelves. My now 18yr old son has managed to chip every pyrex 9X13 that I own,they were all in good shape until 2 or 3 years ago and started out as wedding gifts from 1980 (he is the 5th child to handle this stuff and the only one to break it). Unless he hates the kitchen,let him learn to cook. I couldnt do this,my 20yrold daughter owns the kitchen and I was afraid that the son would burn the house down. Some young men just have a VERY HEAVY hand,even when they try to be careful. |