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difficult child just told us her career goals, and I am a little sad
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<blockquote data-quote="svengandhi" data-source="post: 483723" data-attributes="member: 3493"><p>My son's girlfriend is a HS senior in the second year of a vocational cosmetology program. She's a bright girl but has had some real dysfunction in her family. When my son first started going with her, she told my D her favorite activity was "setting fires." She is two years behind in school because of having been in foster care and other issues. However, she is a very bright young woman and my H and I are encouraging her to go to college. She is dirt poor and part Native American so she will get great FA. We hope it will inspire our son to return to college as well.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, she showed us photos of some of the work she is doing. She is apparently excellent at updo's and fancy hairstyles. The work she showed us was lovely. My D asked if she would do her hair if she had an occasion. I could see her making money doing hair for weddings, proms and other affairs. I pointed out that she could do this on weekends to earn money to pay for college and her living expenses.</p><p></p><p>Your D could do the same. Since she is already ahead from her advanced classes and she doesn't seem inclined to want Ivy type schools (believe me, my difficult child is Ivy smart but is barely going to get into CC so I do understand), she could learn a skill that will come in handy. If she is away at school, she could supplement her income by doing hair for other students. It's an honest trade and something she can always fall back on. Of course, this is assuming that she even has any aptitude or interest in it once she starts. My son's girlfriend said most of her first year was spent sweeping and washing up while watching other people work. Then, they started on mannequin heads. However, she will graduate HS with 7 college credits from the voc program - my D did not have any in the regular college bound program at the HS.</p><p></p><p>So many of the ideas my oldest son had were discarded when he saw how much work was involved. Culinary school, photography classes, etc. Most kids have no clue what they want to do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="svengandhi, post: 483723, member: 3493"] My son's girlfriend is a HS senior in the second year of a vocational cosmetology program. She's a bright girl but has had some real dysfunction in her family. When my son first started going with her, she told my D her favorite activity was "setting fires." She is two years behind in school because of having been in foster care and other issues. However, she is a very bright young woman and my H and I are encouraging her to go to college. She is dirt poor and part Native American so she will get great FA. We hope it will inspire our son to return to college as well. Anyway, she showed us photos of some of the work she is doing. She is apparently excellent at updo's and fancy hairstyles. The work she showed us was lovely. My D asked if she would do her hair if she had an occasion. I could see her making money doing hair for weddings, proms and other affairs. I pointed out that she could do this on weekends to earn money to pay for college and her living expenses. Your D could do the same. Since she is already ahead from her advanced classes and she doesn't seem inclined to want Ivy type schools (believe me, my difficult child is Ivy smart but is barely going to get into CC so I do understand), she could learn a skill that will come in handy. If she is away at school, she could supplement her income by doing hair for other students. It's an honest trade and something she can always fall back on. Of course, this is assuming that she even has any aptitude or interest in it once she starts. My son's girlfriend said most of her first year was spent sweeping and washing up while watching other people work. Then, they started on mannequin heads. However, she will graduate HS with 7 college credits from the voc program - my D did not have any in the regular college bound program at the HS. So many of the ideas my oldest son had were discarded when he saw how much work was involved. Culinary school, photography classes, etc. Most kids have no clue what they want to do. [/QUOTE]
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