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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would ask him to pay a small amount in room and board.  I would also write out some genral rules and have him sign them.

I didn't do those two things with my niece and wish I would have.  After a few weeks I started to resint cooking and cleaning up after one more person.  I think having him chip in would help with that. On the plus side my Dd loves having her cousin around.[/quote]

This is my concern. It's probably silly, because I have no reason to be concerned given what I know about him, but I just fear we're going to resent having another person in the house and the maintenance that comes along with that.

. [b]We have little kids (6 and 3)[/b] I work PT, DH works outside the home.
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I'm sorry, but I don't understand your feelings at all.  He sounds like a great kid.  Wouldn't you want someone in the future to help yours if they could?  You sound selfish but I hope you open your heart.  [/quote]

I'm the poster that suggested charging a bit for room and board.  i had in mind a small charge to make up for the extra food ($40 a month maybe but I'd having taken babysitting).  
My niece is not paying for her own school so I guess I'd really me charging my SIL.  Her family lives overseas and my family has to do a lot to help her.  We don't normally mind but over the summer she was staying with us rent free, eating our food, needing to be taken to do errands since she doesn't drive and not helping out around the house.  Then her parents bought her a new iPhone and I started to feel a bit used. [/quote]

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