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<blockquote data-quote="1905" data-source="post: 570845" data-attributes="member: 2668"><p>I have a son who came home from college, we didn't get the grades yet. In HS he didn't study, but is smart so he could skate by. I always worried that once he got to college he wouldn't have had any practice on how to study and he would be sorry. We always told him that he had one try, I'm not supporting him if he isn't doing what he should. If he gets D's or is doing poorly, that's the end of it. He can join the military or get a job. This isn't a joke. </p><p></p><p>We also went over how much it would cost to support himself without an education, how much he can make making minimum wage. I hope he got scared. I paid for next semester, but I can get my money back. </p><p></p><p>on the other hand, I will do anything to support him and help him succeed. I do the laundry, he comes home for the weekend sometimes, if those things help him to do well, I'll gladly do it. But in all fairness he has not been bringing me home laundry recently. If your son is not doing what is supposed to at school, stop wasting your money. He's wasting his time and he needs to be serious. You need to be serious about what you want to do also.</p><p></p><p>Some of the things are typical teen, like not being interested in what you are and not making appts.. I also have another son who I never have to worry about, he gets all A's, so I don't worry. The only one I lay down the law with is the youngest. You lay down the law. You're in charge. difficult child never went to college, it's not for him. We had to be serious about what we allowed in home with him, sadly we "kicked him out" (I hate that terminology) a few months after he graduated HS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="1905, post: 570845, member: 2668"] I have a son who came home from college, we didn't get the grades yet. In HS he didn't study, but is smart so he could skate by. I always worried that once he got to college he wouldn't have had any practice on how to study and he would be sorry. We always told him that he had one try, I'm not supporting him if he isn't doing what he should. If he gets D's or is doing poorly, that's the end of it. He can join the military or get a job. This isn't a joke. We also went over how much it would cost to support himself without an education, how much he can make making minimum wage. I hope he got scared. I paid for next semester, but I can get my money back. on the other hand, I will do anything to support him and help him succeed. I do the laundry, he comes home for the weekend sometimes, if those things help him to do well, I'll gladly do it. But in all fairness he has not been bringing me home laundry recently. If your son is not doing what is supposed to at school, stop wasting your money. He's wasting his time and he needs to be serious. You need to be serious about what you want to do also. Some of the things are typical teen, like not being interested in what you are and not making appts.. I also have another son who I never have to worry about, he gets all A's, so I don't worry. The only one I lay down the law with is the youngest. You lay down the law. You're in charge. difficult child never went to college, it's not for him. We had to be serious about what we allowed in home with him, sadly we "kicked him out" (I hate that terminology) a few months after he graduated HS. [/QUOTE]
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