So there’s this kid that lives in the apartment below me?
Miss Megan HorrorShow asked:
I’d guess that hes around 19. Lets call him “Shroomie”. So check this out. He and his friends stay up til all hours of the night running around like ferrets on crack, jumping off of stuff and shrieking like screaming mimis. One day Shroomie came to my door and asked to borrow 50 cents, which I gave him since I collect laundry quarters. Another time he asked my hubby if he wanted to buy his cross bow for $20. When said hubby declined, Shroomie asked to borrow $20. No, we didn’t give it to him. Then today he came to the door and asked for toilet paper, and I gave him what was left on the roll in my bathroom. Then tonight he has the nerve to come to my door at 11pm and ask for batteries!?!?! WTF! No, we didn’t give him any, and I won’t “lend” shroomie anything again, no matter how small. How do I kindly tell this kid to get a job without sounding like an adult. I was 19 at one time, but I was never like that. I always had enough cash for shrooms AND toilet paper. Priorities
Catz- I did feel bad, cuz it seems he’s been dropped on the noggin
Tommy- The only money I gave him was 50 cents. If he bought drugs with 50 cents, I want his dealers number.
Julio
I’d guess that hes around 19. Lets call him “Shroomie”. So check this out. He and his friends stay up til all hours of the night running around like ferrets on crack, jumping off of stuff and shrieking like screaming mimis. One day Shroomie came to my door and asked to borrow 50 cents, which I gave him since I collect laundry quarters. Another time he asked my hubby if he wanted to buy his cross bow for $20. When said hubby declined, Shroomie asked to borrow $20. No, we didn’t give it to him. Then today he came to the door and asked for toilet paper, and I gave him what was left on the roll in my bathroom. Then tonight he has the nerve to come to my door at 11pm and ask for batteries!?!?! WTF! No, we didn’t give him any, and I won’t “lend” shroomie anything again, no matter how small. How do I kindly tell this kid to get a job without sounding like an adult. I was 19 at one time, but I was never like that. I always had enough cash for shrooms AND toilet paper. Priorities
Catz- I did feel bad, cuz it seems he’s been dropped on the noggin
Tommy- The only money I gave him was 50 cents. If he bought drugs with 50 cents, I want his dealers number.
Julio
September 21st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Debra
haha that’s funny
September 21st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Alan
Put a sign on your door that says “Time to fly solo” or something like that. That way, everytime he comes to ask for something, he sees that.
September 25th, 2009 at 12:28 am
Marilyn
sounds like they may be on crack . dont enable them to not grow up say no til it feels comfortable
September 27th, 2009 at 6:45 pm
Dustin
Damn straight. Repeat those last two sentences to him. He’ll understand. Or just give him used toilet paper next time.
September 28th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Viola
stop giving him stuff. start sounding like an adult. call the cops if he gets too loud. if he’s a druggie, one visit from Mr. Policeman is enough to scare the crap out of him. tell him to get a job.
or move.
September 30th, 2009 at 7:31 am
Edith
i kinda feel sorry for him.
October 1st, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Monica
You are an adult and so is he, you need to sound like one, giving him money for whatever habit he has isn’t helping him, if you want to help him suggest some place he could go to work, since you call him shroomie I am guessing mushrooms is what he has a habit of, I would make sure you have good locks to protect you an your belongings, if he gets into more drugs he might get desperate enough to rob or steal.
October 3rd, 2009 at 11:11 am
Juan
You did the right thing by cutting them off. When I lived in a apartment for 6 months we had this lady ask for something everyday. Phone calls, milk, rides, bread, cheese, sugar. I had to tell my wife thats enough and cut them off. If you tell these people to get a job they wont. Just tell them don’t ask for nothing
October 5th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Jean
I agree with you don’t give this kid anything anymore, next he will be ask you for left over food, and before you know it he will have moved in lol, I hope that doesn’t happen, but you know what I mean. Just tell him you can’t afford to give him stuff anymore and that he should apply for wellfare that way your not asking him to go get a job and at his age I’m sure the welfare agency won’t give him money for nothing and will probably make him go find a job. If they keep making noise call the cops on them and hope they get sick of the police coming to their door and move out. Always keep your windows locked and doors if your not home he seems like a mooch and you never know he may break in if he is desperate for money.
October 5th, 2009 at 9:41 am
Frederick
next time he comes over looking for something tell him…..
“hey buddy, I’m not the type of neighbor that gives away my stuff cause I’m kinda struggling to get these things for myself…sorry bro but I hope you understand and I would appreciate it if you would respect my privacy…later dude…”
kinda speak in his language while talking down to him and make him feel bad for bothering you…
October 6th, 2009 at 8:15 pm
Arlene
He might like to use people or he’s a good kid who is looking for parental guidance/hlep. Maybe he never gotten it. Let him know you don’t want to lend him anything anymore especially at 11.
October 10th, 2009 at 2:12 am
Katie
Little Shroomie has what most psychiatrists refer to as “Yahoo Answers Syndrome”. I have written several monographs on this peculiar constellation of signs and symptoms. The three cardinal signs are: unemployment/unemployable, asexual character and, of course, social retardation. The late night requests for small change and meaningless household items is in fact a cry for help. Next time if he asks for money let him know that it will only be given if there is solid proof that he is in a relationship with a member of the opposite sex and has pictorial evidence of the consummation. It is the only way my friend.
October 10th, 2009 at 6:56 am
Sue
Have Happy answer the door naked
Problem solved
October 13th, 2009 at 4:23 am
Harry
The word “cougar” comes to mind when I read this… tell him that he is going to have to earn the $20. lol
October 14th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Leslie
A crossbow for $20? Cool!
Apocolypse, you keep used toilet paper in your apartment? That’s really gross!
What do you need batteries for at 11PM? Hmmm?
When I was 19 I was charging up San Juan Hill, Nazi’s raining death down on us, but we would have followed Gen. Custer anywhere, he was that kind of man.
You are an adult, you can’t help but sound like one so just do it. It doesn’t matter if you say “Hey, Hot Topic is hiring” or just “get a job”. You’re the nice mother at the moment, time to kick the kid out of the nest for good!
October 15th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
Charles
Offer him payment in any form he deems suitable when (and only when) he’s willing to start babysitting your newborn daughter.
October 17th, 2009 at 10:12 am
Amber
Cut the cord! Tell him next time he shows up that you can’t and won’t keep supplying him with all of this mindless crap he needs. He’s old enough to have a job and he should get one, if he already has one he needs to quit blowing his money on shrooms and crossbows. Don’t keep enabling him by giving him things, he’ll never learn to do things for himself. Just tell him, “Look, this has got to stop!” If that doesn’t work, beat the crap out of him.