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<blockquote data-quote="DesparatelyAfraid" data-source="post: 666271" data-attributes="member: 19509"><p>thx for your support. We have offered many options to our son. But frankly, we have been trying to get him to at least finish high school. We have given up on any college ideas for now. That's really sad, as when he accompanied us on college visits for his older brothers, he was right up front in the group, asking more questions than those closer to college age. (he was maybe 10 or 11 at the time). He had set a plan to apply to CalTech, Georgia Tech, or Johns Hopkins. He was really into computers--including robotics. But that was at the time when he began to realize that no matter how smart one is, these things take work. And he has given up on the computer idea. </p><p></p><p>i think he is really hoping we give him an ultimatum like "our way or the highway". He would jump at the chance to blame us for 'letting' him leave. every time we intervene, he gets more more annoyed at us. He says we have been great parents and none of this is about us (except maybe a bit that we are far too bourgeois and living in a bubble and have never had an authentic experience, according to him). He says he wishes we would not be as reasonable has we have been as that would make it easier for him to leave. I have encouraged him to find a community of people who agree with his philosophy...to try it out. But he insists there is no such place. his logic on these matters is negative and somewhat circular. he professes something but when i point out the lack of logic, he just says what i'm saying dumb or stupid. He seems unable to give justifications for his thoughts at the same time that he is over-intellectualizing everything. he talks about revolution and anarchy, but refuses to examine the various historical instances of how such movements have succeeded or failed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DesparatelyAfraid, post: 666271, member: 19509"] thx for your support. We have offered many options to our son. But frankly, we have been trying to get him to at least finish high school. We have given up on any college ideas for now. That's really sad, as when he accompanied us on college visits for his older brothers, he was right up front in the group, asking more questions than those closer to college age. (he was maybe 10 or 11 at the time). He had set a plan to apply to CalTech, Georgia Tech, or Johns Hopkins. He was really into computers--including robotics. But that was at the time when he began to realize that no matter how smart one is, these things take work. And he has given up on the computer idea. i think he is really hoping we give him an ultimatum like "our way or the highway". He would jump at the chance to blame us for 'letting' him leave. every time we intervene, he gets more more annoyed at us. He says we have been great parents and none of this is about us (except maybe a bit that we are far too bourgeois and living in a bubble and have never had an authentic experience, according to him). He says he wishes we would not be as reasonable has we have been as that would make it easier for him to leave. I have encouraged him to find a community of people who agree with his philosophy...to try it out. But he insists there is no such place. his logic on these matters is negative and somewhat circular. he professes something but when i point out the lack of logic, he just says what i'm saying dumb or stupid. He seems unable to give justifications for his thoughts at the same time that he is over-intellectualizing everything. he talks about revolution and anarchy, but refuses to examine the various historical instances of how such movements have succeeded or failed. [/QUOTE]
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