On Fri, 12 Jul 2013 23:02:30 -0400, Metspitzer
wrote:

I just learned today that a friend of my nephew (who is staying with
me) is homeless. The friend stayed here for 3 weeks before I blew a
fuse and insisted that my nephew took him home. It was only after the
boy left did I discover he was homeless.

He was getting a check from the government until he turned 18 and the
people he was staying with made him leave. I understand that the kid
was working at a fast food place, but his car blew the engine.

He did just graduate from school. I understand that the people he was
staying with also let him finish school before they asked him to
leave.


Why did they ask him to leave? Let me guess, he did nothing around
the house to help, he did nothing to help himself better his position.
He thinks he should get everything for free.

I have a relative in a similar situation. He lived with us for a
while but finally moved out. He has friends in similar situations.
They have very little ambition and can't keep a job if they do get
one.



Any other suggestions on how the kid could get help?

My suggestion is to stop feeling sorry for the kid and let him take
his lumps. The guy I'm talking about agreed to do some work for me to
make some money. That was last summer. This weekend I'm going to
finish one of the jobs he started but never completed.

I wish you good luck, but if your situation is anything like mine, He
really does not want "help", he just wants you to do everything for
him.