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Originally posted by robertthebard:
In as much as I stand by what I've both posted here, and PM'd in response to certain other members, no. If an 18 year old wants his room to be private, then pay rent. Otherwise, buck up and do what needs to be done. While I vehemently disagree with the sf's actions, it is his house. I've had this debate with my 12 year old several times about who makes the rules, and why. If she wants to make the rules, then she can pay the bills. I work hard to keep this family going, and I don't feel that she has the right to dictate to me what will and will not happen in this house, unless, she is paying her own way.
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There is something most of you don't seem to realize. He is an adult. His parents have no more authority on him than your parents do on you.
Living for free with his parents has no relevance. I could go live for free at my best friend's house, and I would still be owning everything I bought myself. He would have no right to discard my stuff or punish me in any way, the ONLY legal right he would have over me is that he can throw me out of he feel like it.
You are all thinking about your own children, and the keyword here here is
children, as in
kid, and giving biased opinions. Forget that the individual involved is his stepfather, this has no relevance in this destruction of material between two adults. They stoped having any legal authority over him when he became an adult, they have the right to throw him out, but he has as many right as them, including a right to privacy.
There is a huge difference between a 12 years girl and an adult.
[ 05-28-2003, 09:30 PM: Message edited by: Luvian ]