Dealing with a Feckless Homunculus

OK, dear readers, I have mulled this problem with SS over a bit and here are some conclusions I have come to:

Since he is convinced against all evidence to the contrary that he is an Adult, he will be treated like one.*

Adults have some defining characteristics. #1 is responsibility for one's own actions.

Therefore, since SS believes he is an adult, he is now responsible for the consequences of any ill-advised course of action he takes.

It is very easy to be an Adult when you aren't the one who has to clean up the messes you make by your foolishness.

Therefore, don't talk to me about your problems, little boy, you've brought this on yourself by your blind insistence that you know everything there is to know about life.

You have doctor bills because you were acting stupid?

You're an adult. Pay them

You put your car in the ditch?

Fine, adults figure out what to do in a situation like that. Fix it.

You let someone drive your car and they wrecked it?

Tough. Not my problem. You're an adult, aren't you?

You jumped your skateboard off some steps and broke your arm?

Gee, who would have foreseen that? An adult.

You and your homunculus buddies trespassed on private property and are being taken to court?

Go to court yourself. It isn't my problem.

You think you're an adult? OK, Big Boy, run with it and see how far you get.

It's not my problem.

ETA: Well, well, well. Just talked to Himself. He had spoken to SS, who wanted to snivel about how unfair I am, and told the kid right out that we are in agreement about this decision. We both agree that he will never learn in any other way. It will be damned hard for him but he is extremely stubborn, not to speak of passive-aggressive, and since he won't learn the easy way? It'll be the other way.




*To the fullest extent I believe wise.