[ As much as House doesn't want to give Hopper relationship advice, he's also been going cold turkey on his soap operas for the last six months and he's desperate for any form of entertainment he can get. So he leans back in his chair and chews thoughtfully on the dark sour bread from the boarding house kitchen. ]

Sure, telling kids what they can and can't do always works out great. Especially when they're a pack of little rascals like yours. It's not a matter of "letting" them do anything. They're going to do what they want. All you can do is.. [ He pauses, shrugs. ] Try to enjoy it a little?