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<blockquote data-quote="Pooder70" data-source="post: 225226" data-attributes="member: 6486"><p>Ellen,</p><p>I am new here too. I have found alot of helpful info out there, tho I have not personally posted myself, until now. What I have to contribute is I was once similar to your son. I was in a catholic grade school 1st-8th grades. I was on the honor roll, spelling and math teams. I was rudely awakened when I found out my mom (single parent) could not afford to send me to catholic high school. I went to the local public school. Before long, I was hanging with-the wrong crowd. My grades dropped drastically. I dabbled in drugs...I was paranoid of what my mom would do if she found out. Instead, I chose hard liquor. I wanted to drop out by 10th grade. My mom had dropped out and gotten her GED. She knew the uphill battle that I would face if I dropped out. We compromised and I went on a work waiver where I attended 3 classes and then went to work. We were able to do this since she was a single parent, she claimed financial hardship. I remember how alone I felt at that time in my life. Like I could never make up for disappointing her. I graduated (barely) with-a 2.0. The thing that kept me in school and not going too far off track was that my mom was hard but she ALWAYS told me she loved me. I'm not sure how your bond is with-your son, but I can only stress to you how important that was for me.</p><p>I am aware that things have changed alot since I was young and I still have alot to learn as a parent of a small child, but please hang in there. You are doing a great job. </p><p>I'm praying for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pooder70, post: 225226, member: 6486"] Ellen, I am new here too. I have found alot of helpful info out there, tho I have not personally posted myself, until now. What I have to contribute is I was once similar to your son. I was in a catholic grade school 1st-8th grades. I was on the honor roll, spelling and math teams. I was rudely awakened when I found out my mom (single parent) could not afford to send me to catholic high school. I went to the local public school. Before long, I was hanging with-the wrong crowd. My grades dropped drastically. I dabbled in drugs...I was paranoid of what my mom would do if she found out. Instead, I chose hard liquor. I wanted to drop out by 10th grade. My mom had dropped out and gotten her GED. She knew the uphill battle that I would face if I dropped out. We compromised and I went on a work waiver where I attended 3 classes and then went to work. We were able to do this since she was a single parent, she claimed financial hardship. I remember how alone I felt at that time in my life. Like I could never make up for disappointing her. I graduated (barely) with-a 2.0. The thing that kept me in school and not going too far off track was that my mom was hard but she ALWAYS told me she loved me. I'm not sure how your bond is with-your son, but I can only stress to you how important that was for me. I am aware that things have changed alot since I was young and I still have alot to learn as a parent of a small child, but please hang in there. You are doing a great job. I'm praying for you. [/QUOTE]
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