The actual situation is that he doesn't knock before coming in and my MIL (who lives at my house--biggest mistake of my life, and I've made a few good ones) basically encourages it by unlocking the front door for him when he hints that he might come over some time in the next few days. I've spoken to him directly a few times, besides going through my wife and to a lesser extent my MIL, yet he seems incapable of doing it. He doesn't actually give me any reasons why he doesn't knock, he just agrees and says he will...next time.
His whole side of the family has a thing about telling people to just walk in. Great for them! I wonder if he thinks I'm being rude, but I don't really care. My mom knocks when she comes over. My sister knocks when she comes over. I do the same when I visit them.
I've decided that the next time he walks in and I see him I'm going to punch him in the face. I've talked to a few people about it. My friend at work tells me I could be charged with domestic violence. Is that true? Doesn't make sense to me, as he would basically be trespassing. I've got a right to defend my home, right? I don't want a domestic violence charge, then I wouldn't be able to keep all of my guns. They might even make me go to AA or something. **** all that!
Any ideas? Should I just say to hell with it and build a cabin in the mountains? I just don't think I could leave my son behind and I doubt he'd want to go.