Many children believe that being an adult is easy—until they face the reality behind the comfort they enjoy. One mother, Heidi Johnson, wanted to teach her 13-year-old son, Aaron, an important life lesson after he began acting disrespectfully and claimed he was “a free person” because he was making a little money from his YouTube channel.
Aaron refused to do his homework and didn’t want to follow his mother’s rules. In response, Heidi wrote him a “roommate-style” letter, explaining that if he wanted to live like an adult, he would need to take on adult responsibilities. She outlined that he would now have to pay for rent, electricity, internet, and even buy back items she had previously bought for him. He would also have to cook his own meals and clean up after himself.
