“I don’t ask for gas”. Well I’d hope not since he’s giving you $150 a week!
I’m all for teaching a kid responsibilities. But this is too far!
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Ok take that 150 he is already giving you a week and apply it as rent when you clearly stated that he’s doing on his own and tbh don’t charge a child rent and if you do save it for them so they can use it for there own place or college when they graduate
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Yes you are very wrong. I still can’t believe he voluntarily gives you 150 a week and you’re still asking for more. He’s 16 yrs old not fucking 40. I’m sorry ma’am but be nice to your kid. Your job as a mom is to teach him not break him down. He’s already doing amazing on his own. He shouldn’t need to give you any rent for his bedroom because he’s already giving you 150 a week, that covers gas, food for himself, rent and everything else you’re complaining of doing for your son that you should already be doing anyway. Yes he’s a teenage boy so he will be messy but that’s just something he will work on. Don’t do his laundry or clean up his messes. Leave it for him and he will learn to want to be clean and smell nice.
You’re a shit mom. All of those kids deserve better. I bet you treat them all like a paycheck.
Honestly my opinion is you should give him the room instead of giving the 7 year old the room because the 7 year old is a lot younger and could share a room with you guys as the parents and the 16 year old get the room by himself cause he needs privacy and how you talk he sounds like a good kid that has learned he works for what he wants in life a lot of other 16 year olds don’t act like that he could be out partying every day /weekend whatever and not work. What gets me is he willingly gave you guys $150 everyweek just out of respect for you guys he’s still a kid you as a parent should still be doing stuff for him I mean I understand he’s older and he can do some stuff but how you describe him he’s a good kid doesn’t bad mouth you calls to check in and ask for permission I think he deserves his own room cause if you were 16 and had to share a room with your parents how would you feel? And giving a 7 year old a whole bedroom to their self instead of the 16 year old I’m sorry but that doesn’t make sense if neither one wants to stay in the bedroom with the parents okay then the boys could share a room like the girls are.
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How about when y’all get your bigger house you make him his own area in the room. Like a divider so he gets some privacy. The girls shouldn’t have to share a room with boys.
So you want $1000 a month from your 16yo?? Shame on you! That’s your responsibility to provide him with a room, not his!!!
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This is so wrong on so many levels.
Terrible , you brought him into this world, your job is to care and provide for him and all your other kids. He sounds more than responsible he works long hours and goes to school. Give him a break.
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Your son didn’t ask to be born. You chose to have a child, you chose to take on that financial responsibility. He’s your responsibilty until he is 18. Greedy asf he’s already giving you money weekly
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Hes a 16 year old child, absolutely he would like to get his own room but if you cant afford it then thats that. Id help him put a big curtain up across the rooms roof or make him a very private space with like a room divider so he feels like he has more of his own room.
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16 year olds deserve privacy. If he’s already giving you $600 a month on his own, why isn’t that enough to have his own room? I think that’s more than fair without asking him for more. I understand wanting him to pay for his own things like a phone or a car because those are luxuries. But paying for his own room and bills at 16 is a bit much in my opinion. You say you want him to know he can’t depend on you for everything, but you’re his mom. That’s what you signed up for. That’s your obligation. Parenting doesn’t stop at any age. The real world is hard you’re right and you have to prepare him to live in it but you also have to be a safe haven within this crazy world. He sounds like a respectful, responsible kid with a good head on his shoulders. Cut him some slack and reward him for being an outstanding young man.
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Wow first off this was really hard to read….but anyways… if he’s paying 150$ weekly now, he’s paying you guys more then 400$ atm for his own room!! An 16 is still a child. Your child…that you as parents need to take care of no questions! If he’s still home at 18 then some parents charge “rent” depending on how financially stable you guys are, also 7 an 16 is a huge age gap I totally understand why he wants his own room, but I also understand that not all family’s have enough room for each child to have there own so that’s a tough one. But either way it sounds to me like you guys raised a responsible young “man” so far! An it seems like he’s being taken advantage of st a young age sorry to say I understand you want him to know about how hard life really is but give the kid a break.
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Wow. He’s already paying you and you’re literally taking his money whether you say “he doesn’t have to” or not. It also sounds like he really pays for all his own bills. How is he “fully dependent on you”? Because you give him rides? Wow just wow.
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When I was 16 years old, my mother “gifted” me a brand new Saturn Ion ($22,000 car).
4 days after my birthday, I started working and a month afterwards, she required me to pay the payments.
After 1.5 years of making payments on my own, I totaled the vehicle, my mother took the insurance $$ and put $500 towards a second Saturn Ion that I was forced into taking due to no credit. 
And that is the story as to why I was homeless and living in my car at 17 while maintaining a 3.5gpa in high school & working 2 jobs.
Do better mothers.
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What kind of mother??
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I understand that those girls need their own room, the girls definitely need privacy and so that means the boys should share a room.
It’s ridiculous to ask that he pay for his own room though.
That’s definitely wrong.
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Yes, you are SO wrong!
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Wow. I’m so glad my kids will never have to experience this.
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He should emancipate himself from you and get his own place
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I didn’t finish reading, however, do not charge him until he’s out of school or 18. Shame on you
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Parents need to stop making their children grow up too fast! If he’s already working that is teaching him plenty of responsibility, especially with school added. That is so hard for a child! And yes 16 years old is still a child.
He shouldn’t be giving you a dime for anything! You as a parent are responsible for him until he is 18 years old, including housing, transportation, food, basic living needs.
I feel so bad for that poor boy that his parents are even thinking about making him pay them for rent.
The answer to your question.
YOU ARE 1000% WRONG! DO NOT MAKE YOUR CHILD PAY RENT!
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i agree with it some what my son is 20 just moved home i still do the parent stuff but he only pays 150 every week cause i understand he has other bills good luck with what you decide
He’s 16 and he’s already paying you $150 a week? It’s your job as his mom to get him where he needs to go. He shouldn’t feel obligated to pay you anything. I’d tell him no and I’d give him back that $600 a month he’s been paying to buy him a car and let him drive himself around. Then he won’t feel obligated to pay you anything and you won’t sound like such a crappy mom for taking money from your teenage son for having to be his mother while he works full time and goes to school full time.
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Didn’t understand most of that post, but yes, you are wrong.
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Teaching him to save up for a car is plenty for him at this age. If you didn’t tell him to give you $150 a week then what caused him to feel like he needs to do that?? Did you send him on a guilt trip and cause him to believe he needs to give you $150 a week? If you can’t afford to give each child their own room then maybe YOU should’ve gone to college so you could make more money and pay for more. That kid is already paying for his phone and forking over $500 a month to you and trying to save his money to buy a car. Where do you get off the boat thinking he should “pay up” if he wants something?! He already is! Maybe you shouldn’t have had kids if you cannot afford them. I’d be careful if I were you cuz one day you will be elderly and may need him to help you and he will remember your cold heart and return it to you.
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It is a parents duty to provide for their child! POINT BLANK! He’s only 16 and a good kid at that, hell I’d understand your logic more if he was disrespectful, not working or not going to school! Apparently he knows life is tough if he’s already paying you 150! If there is 2 parents working then a child shouldn’t have to pay! Cost of living is high out there if you can’t afford it move! Putting a 7 and 16 yr old together is not a good thing in all aspects, he needs his own room without having to pay for it! He is your SON not a roommate. You taking him places, going to friends houses, school and all that it’s called BEING A PARENT and no he shouldn’t have to give you gas money it’s your job to provide for him! There’s a lot of things I don’t want to do when my kids ask but I get up and do them without question bc I am their mother! I agree let him have responsibilities let him pay for his phone and if he wants something like a car or new game or something that’s a wants he can earn it BUT needs are totally different that is on you as a parent! I’m a single mother and when I couldn’t literally afford for me and my boys a place after my youngest sons father left, my 19 yr old stepped up and helped out until I got on my feet again. So I get it if you’re all alone and he’s older but he’s not and your not alone! He’s a child, let him be one bc before long he will be grown and out on his own and won’t look back! If you both work then figure it out and support your son, if you both are not working then it’s time for you both to get a job and support all of your kids regardless their age! Being a parent is a privilege that so many people take for granted… Sorry to be blunt but sometimes that’s the only way people understand! If he was 18/19 then I’d agree with everything your saying but he’s not!
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I’m confused so if he does pay where’s the 7 y/o stay? Clearly there’s options for him to not have to share?
Is him paying more so that you can rent a bigger place? If so, that’s still shitty. You’re the parent; act like it.
I’m confused so if he does pay where’s the 7 y/o stay? Clearly there’s options for him to not have to share?
Is him paying more so that you can rent a bigger place? If so, that’s still shitty. You’re the parent; act like it.
- Don’t knock trade school. It’s becoming a lost art and he has the potential to make great money.
- You’re child is in HS and is still a child. He shouldn’t be paying for a roof over his head… that’s your job. Sounds like you’re taking advantage of him and it’s a bit sickening.
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Keep finding fault in him and you will end up with a depressed son instead of the responsible son you have right now. That boy is doing more than most grown men do. You are blessed with a hardworking young man, be grateful not hateful.
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You lost me at you already receive $150 a week from your child at 16 but you & your husband want him to pay more for his own room? Woman you are WRONG FOR THAT. You should be thankful that he knows the value of work. But to charge him more is so wrong. 
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He’s already paying you $600 a month, he shouldn’t have to pay you more if you “don’t want the $600” then just let him continue giving it to you and let him get his own room. Having children is a privilege and making them pay 33% of the rent when there are 2 adults and 3 other children is unfair, you can’t depend on a child to cover your finances. It is your responsibility to feed him, he is still a minor.
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Obviously he needs to share the room with his brother but if there was an extra room, he should not have to pay for it. But theres not so no problem.
Someone take all her kids away. She doesn’t deserve any. Taking money from your working child is just sick. He’s still a child. It being able to have his own room unless he pays for it is just disgusting. I’m not a parent at all, but I couldn’t / wouldn’t ever make a child pay for their own room. So yes, yes you are very wrong. Grow up , you spread your legs to make him weather it was planned or not and now you need to be responsible for hun. My parents let me work in high school I worked on a farm every school night. I rode the bus to there house and milked and fed cows. I typically didn’t get home until 11:30pm est. when 11 grade came I told my parents I was done with school and that I promised to get my ged. I haven’t yet but I will. I won’t break that promise. I got married at 20 was with the guy for 5 years. Now I’m getting a divorce at 21 (almost 22). Life for kids is hard enough i remember how bad I hated school. I was 16 when I quit and I don’t regret it at all. So yeah you’re wrong here.
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Yes you are being too hard on him. He should be allowed to zone out. His still developing brain needs this. Your son is overworked and overburdened. You need to take away responsibilities from him at this point if he’s going to school and working at the same time. You’re not doing his developing brain any favors. Somethings have got to go here and he DEFINITELY SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ROOM AND BOARD GREEDY!!!
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You gave birth to ur children
Should of made sure you were financial secure !
I said what I said
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Is he your son or your employee!? That poor kid wow
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Wow stop popping them out if you can’t afford them !!!
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To think that doing basic parenting is worthy of praise 
YOU are the parent, not your 16 year old son. A 16 year old should at least have the privacy of their own room and for you to charge your child $400 on top of the $600 he already pays you (which he shouldn’t be paying you for a darn thing) is absolutely absurd. You laid down and made him and brought him into this world, he did not ask for it. You have some audacity to do this to your poor child and in the end, your child will probably resent you in the long run. Shame on you. He’s your son, not your personal bank. Absolutely disgusting is what this entire situation is.
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He’s 16! Literally a minor and SUPPOSED to be dependent on his parents…tf?! He works full-time and then some while going to school? Shame of it all
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Man, you shouldn’t be taking his money for ANYTHING. He’s not even 18 yet, he could be saving all this money you guys are taking from him and putting in away so he has money to leave your money hungry asses. YUCK 
All of this wrong. He’s your son…not your baby daddy or an atm. This whole post made me cringe. The $150 should be going to a savings account for when he’s older. If you can’t afford where you are simply move.
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You have a LEGAL and MORAL obligation to provide food, clothing, and shelter to your child because he’s still a minor and you have no business taking his $150 a week. If anything you should put it all in the bank account for him.
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He is too young to be paying rent I have a 16 and she works not much money my partner her stepfather don’t believe in charging her for rent but when she is a legal adult she will be paying her way but if she wants special food or clothes snack in general she buys it her toiletries she gets them but we do make her put half of her money away we are going on a big family holiday next year and the deal way we pay for her flights food and the holiday itself she saves for her spending money
I love these comments first of all, why have so many kids if you can’t even afford, them having their own room? You sound like a narcissist you are literally naming all “the things” a parent is supposed to do!!! Honestly, he sounds like a very good kid and you should be proud and be supportive not taking advantage of him. Please Don’t come back here and then cry to facebook about why your son distant himself from you and you wonder what you did wrong. You friggin nut 
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Yes that’s disgusting. $400 wow. Might aswell ask him for his whole pay check lol.
He is 16. Not 25. That’s soooo nasty.’l
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You should be ashamed of yourself making your 16 year old child pay rent, you should be proud of him for holding down a job at his age and the fact that he already helps you financially. You are one greedy money hungry sorry excuse for a Parent 
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Unbelievably wrong what you’re doing. Shame on you 
. He’s a minor. You’re acting like he’s a renter and your a landlord. It’s not his fault you and your husband put yourselves in an expensive place. God lady, he’s your child. The oldest kid should have his own room. By the time the younger ones want their own room, he’ll probably be gone. You are not only selfish to your own child, you are doing the room thing all backwards. This is so out of line as a parent. Especially with a minor. Poor kid.
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Wtf is wrong with you woman.
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You are charging your minor child to live in your home? I’m pretty sure that’s illegal. If he wants to give you money, you should be putting it into a savings account for college or when he moves out. I cannot believe what I just read
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You as the mother are setting a crap parenting example,go slap yourself 
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What the duck? Your gonna charge your son to live with you?! You are awful.
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He gives you 150 a week and u ask for $400 well don’t he already give you $600 a month ??? This is very harsh to be honest !! My 16 yr old goes to school does early college classes and go to work we told her each paycheck she has to give us $100 we put that in savings for her ( she don’t know about it ) when she moves out she will get it … but guess what she saves also 25%-50% of each paycheck … we take her everywhere she needs to go if she can’t walk on her own there … this is the job of a parent … she does household chores as the other 8 as well
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I usually try to comment on these with positivity and an open mind. This is one time that I have nothing positive to say.
He is 16 years old. He is your responsibility to support, not the other way around. He shouldn’t be paying you rent to have his own room. Working 40 hours a week AND going to school is alot, especially on a teenager. You’re selfish for even thinking this is OK. I hope he saves up his money and leaves as soon as he can.
Also, so what if he can’t go to a university. College isn’t for everyone. Be proud of him for who he is.
This entire post was frustrating. He deserves better than you.
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Ummm…your ok with your son working but only if he pays you for his own space as the oldest kid in the home working and going to school…my parents ONLY asked for room and board when I turned 18 and didn’t go straight to a collage…I paid my car insurance,phone bill,and gave them 100 a week and then anything I wanted extra ( I had specified shampoo and conditioner and body wash I wanted…foods)things like that I would get myself or pay the difference to my parents from the brands they got…my mom is a bargain shopper and quality and quantity also…so when I wanted specific things that cost more or replaced more I paid the difference or got it myself…but this was only because I wasn’t in school …after 18…my parents required room and board for me to keep up my bills and to attend church one day of the week( Sunday morning or night or Wednesday nights) if I wasn’t in school full or part time…my parents also saved the money I had given them to gift me beautiful things when I had my first child…your child…yes child…is 16 and your demanding him 400 a week for his own room as the oldest and the one with a job and school…hell maybe the privacy of his own room he can pull those grades up…I think your son deserves a room to himself…he is working hard and could be doing alot worse things then making money to hand you in free time outside of school…he is still a child…I don’t see how you think 400 a week from your child is a good or fair bribe for him to have his own room…that’s crazy and seems like your favoring the other kids with the giving them a room without demanding nothing but your forcing your oldest to share everything…yes your being ridiculous and over the top…you need to be proud of your son and instead of asking for his money teach him to save it…set up a savings account…maybe by the time he is 18 he can save enough and get out of your home…you should be proud and helping him grow into a good working man and help him not taking all he has and degrading his efforts because you don’t ask for gas…wow…you complain he isn’t paying gas but want $400 …from your child…yea girl go back and re read your own post and see if you don’t see or have a problem with what it says…hell I’d be glad to tell your son good job keep up the hard work and way to go…you deserve your own space and the ability to wind down in private after working and going to school…can I make you something to eat …or drink…gesh…you act like you don’t know hard work and effort isn’t enough to be able to relax at the end of the day…I think if you take money from your child at this age and this point it should be put back towards him bettering himself …like so much a week for a car…then the same amount for insurance…teaching him to budget his money without paying YOUR bills…be a mom…not a landlord or money hungry person to your child…he is your child …help him… don’t take from him at this time for your rent…
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Wtf is wrong with you?
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do what your doing it seems to be working and he is at the age of learning all the responsability you need to know in life and i hope trade school works out great for him
Don’t live above your means and rely on CHILDREN TO PAY YOUR WAY
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You are very wrong. You are his mother. Taking him places is part of being a mom. Helping him is part of being a mom. Making a 16 year old and a 7 year old share a room? Come on. He’s a teenager. It’s your job to pay your bills. That 150$ a week he gives you should be put in a bank account and away until he turns 18 and then you should give it all back to him. He’s not your damn roommate. You should be ashamed of yourself. If you can’t pay for your bills maybe you should rethink your living situation. Not make your 16 year old pay 400 for his own room.
Wth that’s so wrong. He’s already giving you $150 a week. Your a bad parent, I could never. Have your other kids share a room he’s already helping out with not having to ask you for money.
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Your poor children… I can’t even imagine charging a MINOR for rent and utilities… Yall should definitely win parents of the year
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What the hell is wrong with you? Everything about this sounds terrible.
You want a 16 year old to share a room with a 7 year old??? Ugh what if your 16 year old son needs his alone time to do what 16 year old males do? THATS just weird.
And the way you talk about him you make it sound like he as a teenager should be thankful his mother is feeding him. He’s SIXTEEN. It’s not a privilege that you’re feeding him.
And you state that you don’t ask for gas money TO TAKE YOUR TEENAGER TO SCHOOL? Why the hell would you even think about it being a “privilege” you don’t ask for gas money from a teenager?
And he already pays you $600 a month?! Just use that as your shitty ass rent money, why would you charge him an extra $400?!
That kid is never going to come home. Your house sounds like hell.
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Can’t believe what I’m reading 
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You’re going to charge your minor aged child to live with you? Confused
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Wtf did I just read. What kind of parents are you two? If y’all are struggling that bad for extra money to pay bills you or your need find another job on top of what y’all are doing now or move somewhere else where rent isn’t so high. For God’s sake he’s still a kid. Sounds like he’s not even getting to be a teenager from going to school & working all the time. Plus he’s paying y’all a $150 a week. What y’all doing with that money he gives you? Ohh an talking about trade school. Trade schools are way better than going to college. Trade school he will get paid while doing the trade & a lot more companies are going with ppl from trade schools now then someone who’s went to college. My oldest went to a university & graduated he’s got student loans to pay now my youngest went to a trade school he’s debit free. I feel sorry for your son. Hell might as well move out & live on his own from what I’m reading. Sounds like y’all want him to pay for y’all rent and bills that’s not how it works when you got kids. You are responsible for them till they are 18. If that’s how y’all feel kids should be treated y’all should of never had kids. I feel sorry for the younger ones too. You going to start taking their money when they get old enough to babysit? You & your husband needs to step it up & work more hours at your jobs or get an extra job it’s not your son’s place to help y’all out at his age
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Can he just use the 150 that he gives u a month as a rent.
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Gross. Shame on you.
The $150 he gives out of the courtesy of his heart to help your family out is more than enough to deserve his own room. Charging him $400 for a room is ridiculous. If money is that much of a issue try moving out of the most expensive State.
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he is a kid and should not be paying you 400$ a month for a place to stay. it sounds like he is a good kid. it’s not up to him to support you. that money should be going towards things he wants, like a car, phone, and the rest into savings, not towards having a place to lay his head every night after working the schedule of an adult PLUS school, so basically two full time jobs. this is honestly gross to read.
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I could barely even read this. The grammar is awful.
Sounds like you’re still a child yourself.
You should not be asking your child for more and more money. Yes rent is high, you made the children and he is still under age.
He’s also already paying you willingly.
I DO NOT think he should get his own room, if that’s all you can afford then the girls need to share a room and the boys share a room.
However you should not have even considered or asked him to pay you rent for a room.
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He’s only 16. He’ll have a lifetime of bills to pay and you are stripping him the last of his childhood he may have. 40 hours a week and going to school? Thats more than most adults do and you want him to share a room? When he gets out of the house he will realize how unfair you were being to him and how you are pretty much taking his hard earned money. If I were you I’d allow him to save all his money so that he can emancipate himself and be able to live on his own. You can’t expect him to be a kid and a adult simultaneously. Its not his responsibility to pay for a room when he’s SIXTEEN. I honestly feel bad for him because this is what my mother did to me and my siblings. Its wrong and he will remember it.
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I’m confused. Sounds like your punishing very good behavior.
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ma’am this is embarrassing. You and your husband he already gives you 150 and you want gas etc idc sounds like he’s tired of you and your husbands shit and is trying desperately to move the fuck away from the two of you. Charging your minor son to fucking live with you what kind of asinine shit is that… you decided to have him and your other 5 fucking kids take care of them as a parent should just because he works and wants his own room WHICH IS LOGICAL doesn’t mean you should charge him for it this is so dumb please do not reproduce you should’ve thought about rent and being able to afford anything before you and your dumb ass husband decided to have kids you can’t really take care of. I hope you do the same shit to the girls when they reach 16 this is dumb.
He’s Only 16!! Not Even An Adult. He’s Still Suppose To Be Dependent On YOU!! He Should Have To Pay Rent In The Home You’re Suppose To Provide For Him! And You Should Be Putting The $150 In A Savings Account For Him.
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Wtf did I just read? 
Not to be the bad guy here, but your 16 year old son should be entitled to his own privacy at that age.
It is your job as parents to provide a comfortable and safe place for your son, it’s not up to him.
Again, I hate to be this person, but why have all these children you know you cannot provide basic necessities for, like a room? Even after my children are legal age, as long as they’re in college I wouldn’t ask for a dime because they’re trying to find a way to find their footing. Parents are supposed to encourage, support, and try to make our Childrens lives a little easier than ours were. Here’s a suggestion, why don’t you move the 7 year old to the room with you and your husband.
That’s disgusting.
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This hurts my heart 
that is your CHILD!! Teaching him responsibilities while being 16 and having a job would be something like paying his own car insurance and gas. Or if he wants a car with a payment, then him paying his car payment. He shouldn’t have to pay for a room in a home that you are responsible to provide him with as his parents.
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What a shame… he’s still under age… 
you need you slap yourself in the face because that’s just stupid.
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I think yes. He is 16… he needs his privacy. And you chose to have him, you should provide for him.
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What is wrong with you and your husband? If you didn’t want to take care of your children, then you shouldn’t have had them. That child shouldn’t have to pay rent to live with his mother. That’s ridiculous. I feel sorry for him.
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Can’t believe I’m actually reading this
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What the effing fuck did I just read? Toxic household. I hope he runs away and far as soon as possible. Wow…
150 a week is 600 a month. If you’re asking for 400 that more than covers it. IMO he’s too young to worry about paying bills & maintaining grades
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You’re are 1,0000% WRONG!!
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Wow…I just can’t even.
He is 16 & your child that didn’t ask to be brought into this world….Let alone pay your shit and help you provide. I have 5 children, work full time, about to start online classes to further my career and get a Fri-Sun waitressing/bartending job to better provide for MY children that I chose to bring into this world. How dare you, our burdens and struggles are not our children’s. I understand 18 and graduated asking for more responsibility and expecting more but he is a child, let him be a child and teach him how to pay bills and what adult life is like without him supporting you and your other children.
How are 6 people living in a 2 bedroom home at the moment? Did I read that right?
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First of all, it soynds like your son is a good kid, who is showing that he can be responsible, goal oriented a willing to work towards goals and chooses to give you $150.00 weekly ($600.00 a month) without being asked. Pays his cellphone bill at 16. And you want to charge him rent for wanting his own room. Seems very unfair.
Also, I don’t think you should frown upon a trade school. He is looking for ways to provide for himself in the future. Not everyone is cut out for a 4-year university and that’s okay.
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100% WRONG. Please stop treating him like a random roommate he is your CHILD that you chose to raise so you need to provide for HIM not the other way around
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He pays 150 a week… He is all ready paying for his room.
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I couldn’t even finish reading… He is 16 he deserves privacy… he doing more then half the kids his age is doing… I can’t even finish what I wanted to say… Just wrong
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What the actual effff?!?!You are wrong
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This entire post made me ill. Let him be a kid. You are 
wrong for this.
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My brain is seriously trying to process wtf I just read, he is 16 trying to do right at that one his own gives you 150… How about you don’t live above your means and expect your child to pay your bills for you, this is just awful and you should be ashamed of yourself!
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You’re going to charge your minor child, who you are still responsible for, rent? What are you going to do if he loses that job? Kick him out? As a parent, you need to set your child up for success and NOT use him for money.
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Good grief im a very positive person and look for the good in folks but I’m sorry mama this is insane! I feel really sad for your son. This is so wrong on all accounts. He is the oldest, he should get his own room ahead of all children. He’s doing good in school and keeping a full time job and giving you 600 dollars a month, this is crazy! Please reevaluate your decision. Goodness what do you want from him? This is a shame.
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For me personally I would never charge my kid rent but I understand the thought process on that route. Since he’s already giving $150 a week I would have him put that towards the rent and not take anything else from him. He seems pretty responsible from your post and you want him to be able to save his money while he’s under roof so seems he can’t do all and shouldn’t have to
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Ma’am your son is working hard and sounds like you don’t like that he is going into a trade which most trades make more money than going to 4 year and on of regular college. He is a teen and wants his own room and you are wanting to charge him? He should really just move out of what sounds like your toxic household smdh
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I would not put my 16 yr old in there with my 7 yr old for one… he needs his privacy regardless of how u feel.