I haven't posted in a while, not because things have been great, just taking a breather I guess. But today. TODAY. 
DH got his rose-colored glasses ripped right off, and learned that the golden child, SS17, is a sneaky little liar (DH is the only one surprised here). 
 

SD14 told DH this wknd that SS has been going over to his ex-gf's house while they're with Crazy. A few weeks ago he told me they were just friends and only talked on Snapchat- so he lied to me. Tonight I asked him if they were back together or just hanging out, and he said "just hanging out for the past few months". DH and I both said, few months??? I said, you know that seems a lot like lying because you told me you just snapped with her. He said "I may not have been going to the gym all the times I said I was". Meaning, while at our house, he would tell us he was going to the gym and go by his ex instead. DH said, what did you say???, because He hadn't heard it all. SS tried to lie and said, "I said I went to the gym most times I said I did". I said, that is NOT what you said, you said you haven't been going to the gym when you told us you were, and remember we can look at the Insurance app that tracks your trips to see where you were.
 

DH was pissed and honestly there was no reason for SS to lie- we don't care if he sees this girl. SS said he lied because he "didn't want to deal with having a conversation about it". I'm like, I HATE lying, and you've been lying for months. This little shit actually said "I think I can live with myself", all sarcastically. I snapped back, you think you can live without your car keys?? That shut him up, but then DH just lectured him about lying and said he was disappointed and said he has all the freedom in the world here, he can go where he wants- does SS think everyone has that? SS said "yeah". I mean seriously, Not 1 single fuck was given by SS- he literally didn't care or feel bad for lying at all. I usually leave the discipline and handling of all things SS up to DH, but honestly I was so pissed because he lied to me, and I was not going to let SS leave that conversation with his smug look thinking nothing was going to happen and he can get away with lying to me. I told him next time he's here he can plan on doing extra chores at least- AT LEAST. I am honestly not sure that DH will punish him, although he 1000% needs to, especially given SS's lack of care. There are never any consequences.
 

SS also managed to not work his entire Thanksgiving break aside from 4hrs Wed night, even though he works in retail and it's their busiest wknd. He told us he had to work today, then yesterday realized he "wasn't on the schedule". *eyeroll* He's always scheduled for Sundays. They wouldn't not schedule him unless he asked off. This has happened a few times. He knows it is expected that he work and if he says he has to then he is fine and won't get talked to- but then later he will say for some reason he wasn't scheduled or he didn't realize he didn't have to or some BS, knowing it's too late to do anything about and DH can't do much. This is a pattern. He has also been told repeatedly to send DH his work schedule and he never does, for this reason. It all comes down to SS being lazy. And then DH paid for SS's half of his car ins last month, even though SS took off work for a BS reason one Sunday and lost hundreds of dollars that would have easily covered ALL of the ins. It boggles the mind.
 

Anyway. Curious what an appropriate punishment is for lying about where he has been going for MONTHS and showing zero remorse. Taking his car altogether isn't really an option because he drives him and SD to school (we can't), and he has BBall practice and classes in another town on some days, plus (rarely) work. 
 

The good news is SS has gotten into a bunch of colleges so far and they are all giving him a bunch of $ in aid, and most of them are out of state. Omg He better go out of state.