Darky
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- 29 Palms, CA
Have you ever wanted to just beat someone down, but you can't because they're family? I have a cousin who has joined the Navy and is now a Corpsman. He got stationed out here in 29 Palms. We're originally from NY, but I now live here. So, I'm his only family out here. He really misses his family. One would think that he would go out of his way to avoid pissing off the only family he has nearby.
Every weekend just about, he comes over. He usually stays Friday through Sunday. He eats more than me. He eats almost as much as our household does. I'm a big guy (6'2" 270) and he outeats me. He claims to help with groceries, but only minor things and things he wants. He bought a bag of potatoes last weekend, but took them back to the barracks. Why? What the hell could he be cooking there.
While here, he likes throwing my couch pillows (the ones from the back, where your head goes) on the floor and putting his feet on them. Every time I tell him, he argues and then a few minutes later begrudgingly complies. He'll turn on the TV and watch House until all hours of the night. Good show, but go to sleep. When we go over to family members homes', he sleeps there, on the floor, on the couch, sometimes even on their bed.
He's rude and disrespectful to my wife. When she let him borrow her phone for what we thought would be a 5 minute call (Hey, my phone died, I'll call you later), but turned into an hour long call, he yelled at her for asking if he was almost done. His apology consisted of, "I thought you were being a jerk so that's why I yelled." He's called her names, to her face. When he asked to borrow her phone again, she said no. SO he thought it was well within his rights to yell at her again.
There's a whole string of crap (always "forgets" his wallet, never pays us back for things, won't buy his own car so we are his taxi service, refuses to eat chow hall food and expects pity for him being hungry - even though he friggin gets com-rats since he never picked his meal card up again after deploying, etc etc), but I'll keep it short(ish). Basically, I've decided I've had enough of him and until he changes his tune, he is no longer welcome.
Am I being a jacka$$? Or should I say does this add to my level of jack assery or am I making sense here?
Every weekend just about, he comes over. He usually stays Friday through Sunday. He eats more than me. He eats almost as much as our household does. I'm a big guy (6'2" 270) and he outeats me. He claims to help with groceries, but only minor things and things he wants. He bought a bag of potatoes last weekend, but took them back to the barracks. Why? What the hell could he be cooking there.
While here, he likes throwing my couch pillows (the ones from the back, where your head goes) on the floor and putting his feet on them. Every time I tell him, he argues and then a few minutes later begrudgingly complies. He'll turn on the TV and watch House until all hours of the night. Good show, but go to sleep. When we go over to family members homes', he sleeps there, on the floor, on the couch, sometimes even on their bed.
He's rude and disrespectful to my wife. When she let him borrow her phone for what we thought would be a 5 minute call (Hey, my phone died, I'll call you later), but turned into an hour long call, he yelled at her for asking if he was almost done. His apology consisted of, "I thought you were being a jerk so that's why I yelled." He's called her names, to her face. When he asked to borrow her phone again, she said no. SO he thought it was well within his rights to yell at her again.
There's a whole string of crap (always "forgets" his wallet, never pays us back for things, won't buy his own car so we are his taxi service, refuses to eat chow hall food and expects pity for him being hungry - even though he friggin gets com-rats since he never picked his meal card up again after deploying, etc etc), but I'll keep it short(ish). Basically, I've decided I've had enough of him and until he changes his tune, he is no longer welcome.
Am I being a jacka$$? Or should I say does this add to my level of jack assery or am I making sense here?
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