I’ve only had the acquaintance of a few cats, and they seemed to always have good reasons when behaving like jerks.

Unless Marcel lives in some impoverished third world country, his parents give him an allowance and assign him responsibilities around the house.

Asking a kid that’s old enough to read and count change to replace the damn milk if it runs out before the family grocery run is not really a big freaking deal – it’s what normal considerate people and parents do. A household is not a full service hotel. If you live there and are otherwise able-bodied, you contribute to the upkeep of the house, no matter how old you are. It’s not child labour; it’s not child abuse; it’s just asking a kid to go to the corner store and get some milk. Sheesh.

If Marcel is old enough to be submitting to this site and to be drinking all the milk in the wee hours of the morning, he’s probably old enough to try to train to think about other people before gorging yourself on all the milk/juice in the fridge.

My boyfriend, who sometimes has the kitchen manners of a teenage boy, sometimes can’t help himself when we get a new gallon of milk or bottle of juice and he’ll tear through that think in a day or so. I’ll go to drink some a day later, innocently thinking the juice should be at least half-full, only to find little sprinkles in the bottom.

I don’t think making him brownies would work, though.

Both my 44 year old brother and I live at home still. Him because he has bad credit and no job after years of being an alcoholic. (Sober four years now but still having trouble getting it together.) Me because my dreams are easier to pursue from home and because mom’s handicapped and someone needs to be around to care for her when dad’s at work.

They still expect us to act like adults. We have to pay most of our own way. Medical bills, food for my dog, my clothes, etc I pay for myself for instance.

Now granted, my brother can be a total asshat. He does have this hatred towards women he refuses to admit to. Been known to verbally abuse mom until she cries. Refuses to help dad with the yard. But he’s still expected to not eat everything in the house and act like an adult.

Sadly, he gets away with more because no one except me is willing to confront him. And because I’m younger (36) and female he won’t listen to me as I’m “beneath him.”

Looking at my brother and I, you can live with your parents and still be an adult who doesn’t drink an entire gallon of milk without replacing it. It all depends on how your parents treat the situation. Between my brother and I, frankly I’m the more mature, responsible, and helpful one simply because I’m treated differently from him. Though he does use his unemployment to buy food on occasion.

My dad once left a note, saying something like “Don’t drink all the milk!” Except instead of signing it Dad, he signed it with his full name… we still make fun of him for that.

If the parent does not want this, the parent could kick the child out or charge them rent.

Me not so much. I don’t drink it.