Jackson

So Dragonmouth has been Jackson's full time home for a week now. I am cool with him living there, as long as he respects me and no one can tell he lives there. He sleeps in the main room on the pullout couch, so I don't want his shit lying all around if people are over. I know that neither of those two requirements will be fulfilled all the time, so I want him out. Just today, I asked him to turn the volume down on his game, and he asked me why. I explained why I wanteed it down, and he still refused. I know this seems like a small issue to be freaking out over, but it's the principal of who is in charge. I want it reenforced exactly who makes the rules here. I feel like I need to nip him on the ear so he knows that I am the alpha male here. His attitude in things like this may have been why his dad kicked him out of his own house. I have no idea how I am going to let him really know that he has to respect me. I expect anyone to listen to what I say concerning that house, because I am the one who is in charge, I am the one who has staked his ass on it, the one who has worked so damn hard on it, and Jackson needs to understand that him staying there doesn't give him more privaleges or power, but more responsibility. I just need him to do what the fuck I say. I know I have everyone's backing on this, which is a comforting thought. In fact, people are loudly voicing anti Jackson feelings. This actually has been detrimental, because some feel as if I am a pushover for letting him stay there. This whole situation just sucks. I don't want him there, but I don't want to be an asshole.

I still don't even understand why his dad kicked him out of his house. Perhaps I am doing Jackson a disservice by preventing him from learning his lesson about not being a punk to his dad, if that is the case, which I suspect it to be, based on the treatment that I have received so far. A lot of times when I ask him to do shit, I get "I will". I really don't appreciate that, because I want shit done when I ask. I don't allow myself any concessions when I am cleaning the place up or taking care of Dragonmouth, so it seems ridiculous that I should let him. It is so difficult to not be a pushover.