We have posted before on the modern phenomena of children who leave home later, or in some cases never leave at all.
But then there are some kids who take this new trend a step further .....
Now when I was 18 my dad (we were one of the early male single parent households), hinted that maybe it was time to leave. His exact words were "either pay your way, or fuck off".
Looking back over the intervening decades, sage advice I would say. Because it's something that was taken for granted back then, you left home and made your way as an adult, but which many under forties these days seem to think is against their human rights.
So it seems is the case with Mr Michael Rotondo of Syracuse New York. He has reached the grand old age of 30, and still lives at home with his parents in their house.
It's safe to say that they are not happy with this, and have attempted to apply my dad's advice to him on many occasions.
That having failed, and the years having passed by, they are totally fed up with him, as he does not pay rent, or help with household chores, and has even ignored their offers of money to get him settled elsewhere.
So they started to take the drastic course of seeking legal advice on how to evict him from the family home. Starting last February they have issued five eviction letters to him, but to no effect.
The lazy little git has refused to leave home, and is now arguing that legally, he was not given enough notice to leave. He has also accused them of a "retaliatory" lawsuit, and has asked the court to toss out the request. They on the other hand offered their son $1,100 (£819) to move out and told him that "There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one - you have to work!"
I know where my sympathies lie. However this being the US they have had to apply to the US Supreme Court to get the lazy little tyke out of their house, and judgement is expected before Mr Rotondo's 31st birthday.
The case may set a legal precedent, and millions of millennial cuckoo's may finally be forced to leave the nest. According to the 2019 U.S. Census, 1 in 5 men ages 25-34 lived in their parents’ home as compared to 13.1% of women that age living at home. This equated to 4.6 million men and 2.9 million women aged between 25-34 living with their parents, more than double the number in that age range living at home in 1980.
Update: 01:06:2018:
The Judge ruled that Mr Rotondo junior had to leave his parents home. He has now moved out of their house, a couple of hours before a midday deadline set by a judge last week. He said he wanted no further contact with his mother and father .... I don't suppose they are terribly distressed by that news, as he even called the police on his dad, in a row about finding his own sons Lego set as he left. This after earlier saying his parents were "harassing" him by attempting to engage in small talk.
Last Update 11/04/2020
The NY post had a field day with all this ... While Mr Rotondo blogged on his court actions and in a TV interview. The Daily Mail reported that Rotondo was arrested in 2009 for stalking and menacing a woman in New Hartford, New York. He ended up pleading guilty to lesser charges of trespass and harassment, and was fined a total of $1,501 (Its not known who paid the fine).
But as you might imagine, Mr Michael Rotondo was hardly going to let this end here. Having finally been evicted from the parental nest, he did take some work .... apparently he was offered a post in a restaurant kitchens, and as a seasonal ski instructor. Reports are sketchy so I can't give a full post eviction work timeline.
However his reported work record is Best Buys from 2012 to 2015 as a sales associate. Ski instructor January to March 2017 ... So he turned his ire on Best Buys, attempting to claim discrimination after he was told to work Saturdays .... He tried to sue his former employer for $360,361... and lost.
But he also had failed to pay child maintenance, and had lost lost his visitation rights before his parents evicted him. He wanted the courts to agree to him stopping paying Child Maintenance, as he basically hadn't paid it anyway ..... he lost. A judge lashed out as his work-shy attitude "Bottom line is, I need you to get a job to make payments," the judge told Rotondo. Rotondo called that demand "outrageous."
The best buy judgement was October 2019, and he's under threat of imprisonment .... since then its all gone quiet.
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| Flying The Nest Should Be A Right Of Passage For Young Adults And Their Parents ........ |
But then there are some kids who take this new trend a step further .....
Now when I was 18 my dad (we were one of the early male single parent households), hinted that maybe it was time to leave. His exact words were "either pay your way, or fuck off".
Looking back over the intervening decades, sage advice I would say. Because it's something that was taken for granted back then, you left home and made your way as an adult, but which many under forties these days seem to think is against their human rights.
So it seems is the case with Mr Michael Rotondo of Syracuse New York. He has reached the grand old age of 30, and still lives at home with his parents in their house.
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| Some People Can't Take A Hint ...... |
It's safe to say that they are not happy with this, and have attempted to apply my dad's advice to him on many occasions.
That having failed, and the years having passed by, they are totally fed up with him, as he does not pay rent, or help with household chores, and has even ignored their offers of money to get him settled elsewhere.
So they started to take the drastic course of seeking legal advice on how to evict him from the family home. Starting last February they have issued five eviction letters to him, but to no effect.
The lazy little git has refused to leave home, and is now arguing that legally, he was not given enough notice to leave. He has also accused them of a "retaliatory" lawsuit, and has asked the court to toss out the request. They on the other hand offered their son $1,100 (£819) to move out and told him that "There are jobs available even for those with a poor work history like you. Get one - you have to work!"
I know where my sympathies lie. However this being the US they have had to apply to the US Supreme Court to get the lazy little tyke out of their house, and judgement is expected before Mr Rotondo's 31st birthday.
The case may set a legal precedent, and millions of millennial cuckoo's may finally be forced to leave the nest. According to the 2019 U.S. Census, 1 in 5 men ages 25-34 lived in their parents’ home as compared to 13.1% of women that age living at home. This equated to 4.6 million men and 2.9 million women aged between 25-34 living with their parents, more than double the number in that age range living at home in 1980.
Update: 01:06:2018:
The Judge ruled that Mr Rotondo junior had to leave his parents home. He has now moved out of their house, a couple of hours before a midday deadline set by a judge last week. He said he wanted no further contact with his mother and father .... I don't suppose they are terribly distressed by that news, as he even called the police on his dad, in a row about finding his own sons Lego set as he left. This after earlier saying his parents were "harassing" him by attempting to engage in small talk.
Last Update 11/04/2020
The NY post had a field day with all this ... While Mr Rotondo blogged on his court actions and in a TV interview. The Daily Mail reported that Rotondo was arrested in 2009 for stalking and menacing a woman in New Hartford, New York. He ended up pleading guilty to lesser charges of trespass and harassment, and was fined a total of $1,501 (Its not known who paid the fine).
But as you might imagine, Mr Michael Rotondo was hardly going to let this end here. Having finally been evicted from the parental nest, he did take some work .... apparently he was offered a post in a restaurant kitchens, and as a seasonal ski instructor. Reports are sketchy so I can't give a full post eviction work timeline.
However his reported work record is Best Buys from 2012 to 2015 as a sales associate. Ski instructor January to March 2017 ... So he turned his ire on Best Buys, attempting to claim discrimination after he was told to work Saturdays .... He tried to sue his former employer for $360,361... and lost.
But he also had failed to pay child maintenance, and had lost lost his visitation rights before his parents evicted him. He wanted the courts to agree to him stopping paying Child Maintenance, as he basically hadn't paid it anyway ..... he lost. A judge lashed out as his work-shy attitude "Bottom line is, I need you to get a job to make payments," the judge told Rotondo. Rotondo called that demand "outrageous."
The best buy judgement was October 2019, and he's under threat of imprisonment .... since then its all gone quiet.
I heard that he's in some legal dispute over his son and one of his arguments for staying with his parents is that otherwise he wouldn't be entitled to help with lawyer's (attorney) fees.
ReplyDeleteThis lazy ingrate should thank his parents for years of rent free accommodation by sodding off forthwith!
He's the parents worst nightmare ... well apart from a complete psycho child.
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