Ohio Man Calls 911 Because His Son's Room Is Messy
Steve and I definitely have challenges when it comes to "keeping rooms clean" in our house. We are both a bit OCD about cleanliness and organization, while our kids "will be kids," you know? But WOAH, I can't imagine being to the point that Andrew Mizsak was when the Ohio man called 911 to report that his 28-year-old son's room was messy. Mizsak's son, Andrew, who lives at home and is a school board member in Bedford, a suburb of Cleveland, apparently threw a plate of food across the kitchen table when his dad told him to clean his room. When police arrived, the elder Mizsak decided not to press charges, so as not to "ruin his son's political career" (Andrew also works at a political consultant). Apparently, he now promises to keep his room clean.
Talk about choosing your battles.
Monday, May 18, 2009 at 2:41PM
Reader Comments (7)
okay, that is absolutely crazy! The guy is 28? Yeah, I live with my parents, too, but they dont' even go in my room without asking me, and then they don't say anything about how clean/ messy I choose to keep it because I'm an adult and it's my space! I agree kids need boundaries, but a 28 year old man??
Wow, where to even begin. I guess everyone gets pushed to their wits end sometime. And I would imagine 28 years of a spoiled child would do it.
That's sadly funny. I think the police would be called if my 28 year old kid threw a plate of food at me -- 'cause we'd be brawling!
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It is time for the 28 year old to move out and get his own place. Then he can keep it as messy as he wants. I am one of those, if you live in my house, you follow my rules.
There are reasons, in such a case as mine, where people are single and laid off due to budget cuts so they are forced to move back home. I don't know the situation in this case, but that is mine. An adult should be treated like an adult. How would you like it if you had to move in with your parents to care for them or because of a job situation and they dictated to you everything you had to do? I bet you'd hate it.
@ Lisa
but what about respecting the parents home? it seems that if you can't be on your own in your adult years that you should be subjected to the rules of the house wherever you live -if you had your own place, you could treat the dwelling however you please- but if you live with your parents due to budget cuts and lack of funds --then shouldn't you be respectful of their rules and home? what if you lived with a friend? would you treat there house any which way you pleased or would you respect it and live according to their rules - whether you were an adult or not? it seems simple - get your own place - make your own rules - live with someone who is helping you out - accept theirs
@ Roberta...
I'm not totally disagreeing with you...however, it seems that you are saying that someone like me, at 30, who is living with my parents because I had to move back home, for no fault of my own, due to a lack of a job, which I am actively searching for, that I have to be home at 10 every night? Or that I have to refrain from eating the foods I like or eat what I don't like? There is a point of respect, but when the parents are treating the adult like a child, it goes too far. My parents don't care what my room is like (however, I am OCD and therefore a clean fanatic--my students were even turning into little clean fiends when I was teaching), they don't care if I choose to eat a different menu, provided I cook it myself, they don't care how late I am out--but I am respectful and tell them where I'm going and who w ith-that is the safe and smart thing to do--I mean, I could end up at work til 2 AM. I mean, yeah the guy did go too far throwing a plate, but come on, what's the dad going to do if he doesn't clean his room? Ground him? A 28 year old? THAT is going too far.