This has nothing to do with Marauders, cars, sports, new babies, ex wives, etc. But since everyone has posted some of the above items, I want to get something off my chest.
I have to go to court next week. Its civil court. My 18 year old step son is suing me for $10,000.00 and a 1990 mustang 5.0 LX he says I promised him, which I didnt. He left back in March 2010 at the age of 17 and promptly went to small claims court 2 days later to sue me. Yes, apparently at 17 you can sue someone in the state of Texas. He has been hanging out with people much older than him who gave him the old "you dont have to take his crap" speech. So in a matter of months, I went from "dad" who had raised him from the time he was a 2 month old baby with his older brother who was 14 months, to the evil step dad that tried to ruin his life.
Since he left, he has told everyone about all our personal business, tried to slander his brother and I by stating he was cheating on his girlfriend and I was cheating on his mom and has hopped from house to house since he left since he wont follow the rules.
If he wants to move on with his life, good. I support him. If he wants to hate me and his brother in the process, he and I can accept that as well. But suing the man that raised you from an infant really hurts me and his brother. I have a great relationship with his older brother, my son, Chris. I guess I am just worried about court. How can he say I owe him a car that I never did? He never drove it, he never put a dime into it, he never even cleaned. I let him USE my 1991 LX 5.0 as a daily driver when we had a good relationship since his real father was a burned out POS, didnt have any money and I wasnt going to buy him a car, but there is a huge difference between: "Here, use this. Change the oil, put brakes on when needed and check the belt for wear" versus "Happy birthday, here is a new used car" I made my own son Chris buy both of his Mustangs, why would I give my step son one?
I dunno, I guess I am just looking for answers that arent there.
Anyhoo, I feel better venting