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<blockquote data-quote="rose2lilly" data-source="post: 90616" data-attributes="member: 4255"><p>Ronni~</p><p></p><p>I'm going through the same thing with my 15 yo (soon to be 16 yo) son! It's so great to know I'm not alone in this! My son intends on quitting when he's 16 and my husband and I have accepted that. We are requiring that he get his GED and a job. If he chooses not to do that, I don't know what we'll do. Right now, he won't even get up and he's a lot bigger than me so I can't drag him out of bed! So, I let him sleep the day away. I figure as long as he's asleep, he is safe and not getting on my nerves. </p><p></p><p>There is an organization run by the Fed. govt called Job Corp. They help kids get their GED's and train them in certain jobs, even help them get a job when they're through training. Kids can get into the program as young as 16. They even pay you while you train! And, they live in dorms -- alot like college. The web site is jobcorps.org. My son failed 9th grade because he refused to work while in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) last year. His teachers and guidance counselors have been wonderful, but he just wants to live his life without rules and responsibilities. </p><p></p><p>I have even tried to get the Juvenile Services involved. But, because he hasn't committed any crime, yet, they can't do anything. In the meantime, if I'm lucky and get him to school, he ends up cutting his last classes and I won't see him for several days. I call the police, they bring him back, he runs off again. The parents are suffering more than the child it seems.</p><p></p><p>Good luck for the rest of the school year!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rose2lilly, post: 90616, member: 4255"] Ronni~ I'm going through the same thing with my 15 yo (soon to be 16 yo) son! It's so great to know I'm not alone in this! My son intends on quitting when he's 16 and my husband and I have accepted that. We are requiring that he get his GED and a job. If he chooses not to do that, I don't know what we'll do. Right now, he won't even get up and he's a lot bigger than me so I can't drag him out of bed! So, I let him sleep the day away. I figure as long as he's asleep, he is safe and not getting on my nerves. There is an organization run by the Fed. govt called Job Corp. They help kids get their GED's and train them in certain jobs, even help them get a job when they're through training. Kids can get into the program as young as 16. They even pay you while you train! And, they live in dorms -- alot like college. The web site is jobcorps.org. My son failed 9th grade because he refused to work while in a Residential Treatment Center (RTC) last year. His teachers and guidance counselors have been wonderful, but he just wants to live his life without rules and responsibilities. I have even tried to get the Juvenile Services involved. But, because he hasn't committed any crime, yet, they can't do anything. In the meantime, if I'm lucky and get him to school, he ends up cutting his last classes and I won't see him for several days. I call the police, they bring him back, he runs off again. The parents are suffering more than the child it seems. Good luck for the rest of the school year! [/QUOTE]
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