DEAR ABBY: I suggested to my husband that he invite his nephew “Ryan” (age 26) to stay with us. Ryan definitely needed some male direction. He was homeless, jobless and didn’t even know how to apply for a job. Ryan is not mentally challenged. He simply was never taught anything until he was thrown out on the street with no skills.
Once Ryan moved in, I realized just how big a mistake we had made. He got a job because a relative was able to get him hired without even so much as an interview. He doesn’t make enough money to move out on his own. He sleeps all day and plays video games all night anytime he’s not at work.
Ryan doesn’t shower, doesn’t do his own laundry and leaves dirty dishes all over the room he sleeps in. The room smells horrible. On top of that, my clothes closet is in that room. (There is no other option for my clothes.) I’m worried his body odor and dirty clothes will soon make all my clothes smell as well.
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