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<blockquote data-quote="tryagain" data-source="post: 636137" data-attributes="member: 14865"><p><span style="font-size: 22px"><strong>“Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man”</strong></span></p><p><img src="http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/as4.gif" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotes/friedrich_nietzsche/" target="_blank">Friedrich Nietzsche </a></p><p></p><p>Make that "torment of woman", specifically me. When, oh when, will I ever stop hoping that "this time" things will be different with difficult child? Hope is indeed cruel.</p><p></p><p>difficult child had tried community college when she'd gone off to seek her fortune 2 years ago with loser boyfriend. She wasn't successful either semester for the same reasons that she wasn't too successful in high school - not much interest, easily distracted and bored, if dislikes the teacher she will shut down, learning issues and laziness.</p><p></p><p>Since she moved home following the suicide attempt 6 months ago, she kept saying she'd like to attempt college again. She is very talented in art, so she enrolled at the local CC in one art class. ONE. Seemed to like it. </p><p></p><p>Long story short: the teacher has dropped her from the class. Apparently she didn't like him and shut down. She says she turned in all projects, but I doubt that. $$$ down the drain - again. </p><p></p><p>I've been physically ill tonight and kicking myself for "trying again" (hence my alias) to get her to begin the college journey. I'm having to embrace the obvious - she could learn the subject matter, but isn't going to put forth the required effort. So she has no real direction in life, other than to deliver fast food and look for the next boyfriend.</p><p></p><p>Not really much else to say. Just sitting awake at this hour with no one to turn to (husband asleep and tired of hearing about it) so I just needed friends to listen and perhaps shake your heads knowingly...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tryagain, post: 636137, member: 14865"] [SIZE=6][B]“Hope is the worst of evils, for it prolongs the torment of man”[/B][/SIZE] [IMG]http://thinkexist.com/i/sq/as4.gif[/IMG] [URL='http://thinkexist.com/quotes/friedrich_nietzsche/']Friedrich Nietzsche [/URL] Make that "torment of woman", specifically me. When, oh when, will I ever stop hoping that "this time" things will be different with difficult child? Hope is indeed cruel. difficult child had tried community college when she'd gone off to seek her fortune 2 years ago with loser boyfriend. She wasn't successful either semester for the same reasons that she wasn't too successful in high school - not much interest, easily distracted and bored, if dislikes the teacher she will shut down, learning issues and laziness. Since she moved home following the suicide attempt 6 months ago, she kept saying she'd like to attempt college again. She is very talented in art, so she enrolled at the local CC in one art class. ONE. Seemed to like it. Long story short: the teacher has dropped her from the class. Apparently she didn't like him and shut down. She says she turned in all projects, but I doubt that. $$$ down the drain - again. I've been physically ill tonight and kicking myself for "trying again" (hence my alias) to get her to begin the college journey. I'm having to embrace the obvious - she could learn the subject matter, but isn't going to put forth the required effort. So she has no real direction in life, other than to deliver fast food and look for the next boyfriend. Not really much else to say. Just sitting awake at this hour with no one to turn to (husband asleep and tired of hearing about it) so I just needed friends to listen and perhaps shake your heads knowingly... [/QUOTE]
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