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[quote=Anonymous]I think the problem isn't the he ate, it's that he made a pig of himself on his parents dime, allowed his friends to do the same w/o asking, didn't clean up, didn't require his friends to clean up, spent all his time w/ his friends and not his parents even though he was home, and then copped an attitude.

OP, email him now, like today, and set some clear expectations. PP gave some great ideas. Let him know he needs to do his own laundry, change his sheets, or minimally, get the sheets to the laundry room and put clean sheets on the bed before he leaves, he needs to eat normal amounts of food and not eat the entire fridge and pantry, specify some specific snacks he can offer guests (popcorn and chips are one thing, free for all in the fridge and pantry another) and he needs to balance the amount of time friends are at your home vs spending time at their home vs spending time w/ you. Tell him he has lost car privileges (that seems 100% fair given the unlocked car and lack of gas replacement.)

I had my own apt at 18, and when I went to my parents house to stay (very occasionally) I didn't treat it like my home. I didn't expect to buy my own groceries at that age, but I didn't help myself to anything and everything either. [/quote]

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