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<blockquote data-quote="hearts and roses" data-source="post: 241586" data-attributes="member: 2211"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: royalblue">{{kjs}} I'm sorry you're dealing with this all on your own. I think it's really good that you printed all out for H to see. Even if he still is in denial, it's all there in black and white. Is H of the mind that difficult child should be allowed to fail? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: royalblue">You simply cannot do it all and you cannot <em>make </em>difficult child pass for the year. What will you do if he truly fails and has to repeat this grade? </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: royalblue">I remember this battle all through Jr High and then HS with my difficult child. I even placed my difficult child in a different school with hopes that it would make a difference - it didn't. At the midnight hour, she pulled through. Seriously, the school called me and had me register her for Summer School classes so she could graduate the following August, after everyone else. She would have been excluded from the ceremony too. No cap and gown. Despite my trepidations, I had to accept that she may not pass and when I did, she was only accountable to her teachers, who really rallied around her and pulled her through. I won't suggest that this is the right path for you and I know you don't want to take that chance. Whatever happens, I know you will give it your all, you always do. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: royalblue">The rules? Well, all I can say there is to just keep sticking to them. It bites, I know it does, when no one is listening, but you can't give up the rules. You can tweak them but yours sound like they've been tweaked enough already. Someone has to hold difficult child accountable on some level.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: royalblue">Sending hugs and positive vibes for a better than expected outcome. </span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hearts and roses, post: 241586, member: 2211"] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue]{{kjs}} I'm sorry you're dealing with this all on your own. I think it's really good that you printed all out for H to see. Even if he still is in denial, it's all there in black and white. Is H of the mind that difficult child should be allowed to fail? [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue]You simply cannot do it all and you cannot [I]make [/I]difficult child pass for the year. What will you do if he truly fails and has to repeat this grade? [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue]I remember this battle all through Jr High and then HS with my difficult child. I even placed my difficult child in a different school with hopes that it would make a difference - it didn't. At the midnight hour, she pulled through. Seriously, the school called me and had me register her for Summer School classes so she could graduate the following August, after everyone else. She would have been excluded from the ceremony too. No cap and gown. Despite my trepidations, I had to accept that she may not pass and when I did, she was only accountable to her teachers, who really rallied around her and pulled her through. I won't suggest that this is the right path for you and I know you don't want to take that chance. Whatever happens, I know you will give it your all, you always do. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue]The rules? Well, all I can say there is to just keep sticking to them. It bites, I know it does, when no one is listening, but you can't give up the rules. You can tweak them but yours sound like they've been tweaked enough already. Someone has to hold difficult child accountable on some level.[/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue][/COLOR][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][COLOR=royalblue]Sending hugs and positive vibes for a better than expected outcome. [/COLOR][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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