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<blockquote data-quote="CrazyinVA" data-source="post: 412480" data-attributes="member: 1157"><p>I think that is the right strategy. He will argue, he will try to throw guilt, but the bottom line is that it's up to him now, not you. You've done your part. Step is right, he probably still won't get it, but just hold your ground and know you are right.</p><p></p><p> Unfortunately, neither of my difficult children went the college route. Youngest dropped out of high school a month after she turned 18, 4 months shy of graduation (she regrets that BIG time now). Oldest was definitely smart enough to go to college, but lacked motivation.. she was the type who'd get A's on tests, but refuse to do homework or projects/papers, so she'd just barely squeak by in school. I was extremely concerned about busting my butt to help pay for college if she would do the same thing in her college classes. I told her that if she did the legwork to complete and send applications, and paid half the application fees, I'd support her, but she never bothered trying. She regrets that as well, I know. I've told her many times the same thing you're going to tell your son.. she CAN do it now, many people work and go to school.. but so far she's not motivated enough to take that step. Nor is she always healthy enough, really.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CrazyinVA, post: 412480, member: 1157"] I think that is the right strategy. He will argue, he will try to throw guilt, but the bottom line is that it's up to him now, not you. You've done your part. Step is right, he probably still won't get it, but just hold your ground and know you are right. Unfortunately, neither of my difficult children went the college route. Youngest dropped out of high school a month after she turned 18, 4 months shy of graduation (she regrets that BIG time now). Oldest was definitely smart enough to go to college, but lacked motivation.. she was the type who'd get A's on tests, but refuse to do homework or projects/papers, so she'd just barely squeak by in school. I was extremely concerned about busting my butt to help pay for college if she would do the same thing in her college classes. I told her that if she did the legwork to complete and send applications, and paid half the application fees, I'd support her, but she never bothered trying. She regrets that as well, I know. I've told her many times the same thing you're going to tell your son.. she CAN do it now, many people work and go to school.. but so far she's not motivated enough to take that step. Nor is she always healthy enough, really. [/QUOTE]
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