Sometimes I wonder about people.
Namely, I wonder if my teenager is out of his damn mind, because he sure doesn’t know how to act appropriately.
It’s as if he has no concept of consequences, and just assumes he can go through the world acting like an ass if he so chooses. Well, that’s not how it works out on planet Earth, and it certainly isn’t how things are going to be run in my own household, I can tell you that. This little snot decided that he was immune to helping out with household chores last week, for example. When I lectured him on household responsibilities he ran off and locked his door. I let him sulk and figured I would deal with his bad attitude the next day. When I woke up the next morning, however, I found that the house was startlingly cold. Rather than worrying about my son, I had to deal with the thermostat. I went down the hallway and inspected the temperature control device, expecting that the ambient temperature had been changed on accident. Instead, I found that the smart thermostat device couldn’t connect to the central heating device. The touch screen monitor indicated that there was a power outage on the end of the furnace, and I was completely puzzled over the heating device. I figured that before calling a ventilation professional I would go inspect the power source myself and located the power box out in the garage. I was surprised to find the heater switch was flipped off… How could only the furnace be affected by a power outage? That’s when I realized my son was already out of the house and put two and two together. That little shit, apparently he was still so hot headed in the morning that he attempted to freeze me out.