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<blockquote data-quote="chrisdog01" data-source="post: 151655" data-attributes="member: 5211"><p>(I chose the pug picture because I couldn't figure out how to add my own and they are somewhat similar to my boston terriers - and the picture was too cute).</p><p>To answer some of the questions above, my son does not have his diploma. We really encouraged him to do so, but it doesn't seem that important to him. Although he keeps saying he's going to get his GED and then go to community college. How crazy is that? He can't manage to go to high school, but he'll go to junior college? Yeah, right.</p><p> </p><p>Because he pled to a misdemeanor charge he only has informal probation. He does not have to report to anyone, keep a clean record, pay his court fees, and service his work project time. He also has to submit to search & seizure without a warrant. The weird part is both my husband and I work in the court system. For years we told our son what would happen to him and others like him, as we knew from experience. As we went to court the Judge gave him an extra lecture about getting his life in order. When we went to sign up for his work project sentence, I knew everyone there and they gave him extra lectures. Do you think it sunk in? Nope! He also didn't go to work project this weekend, but he has quite a few tries before make a warrant for straight time in the county jail (but I'm not telling him that). </p><p></p><p>He does not have a job. He used to work at a fast food place, but ended up quitting when they stopped giving him shifts after he called in "tired". Imagine that. The restaurant said they'd take him back anytime he wants and give him a full time job as a shift leader, but his excuse is that he doesn't want to smell like grease. We call his job hunt "application collecting". He goes to prospective employers, gets an application, and then brings it home. That's it. Doesn't fill it out and doesn't turn it in. He always says he's going to work at ___ place eventhough he's never turned in an application and doesn't know if they are hiring. </p><p> </p><p>As far as what to do when he returns or wants to come home: My husband told him that he wasn't allowed in the house until we get home from work today. I'm not sure if he'll show up or not. I have no idea if he's mad at us, or just like "whatever" as usual. We both work during the day and our daughter is at school, so there are a lot of hours in the day when no one is home. When we've had to lock him out he's even resorted to forcing himself into the tiny doggie door to come in. </p><p></p><p>This is going to be a sucky Mother's Day, isn't it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chrisdog01, post: 151655, member: 5211"] (I chose the pug picture because I couldn't figure out how to add my own and they are somewhat similar to my boston terriers - and the picture was too cute). To answer some of the questions above, my son does not have his diploma. We really encouraged him to do so, but it doesn't seem that important to him. Although he keeps saying he's going to get his GED and then go to community college. How crazy is that? He can't manage to go to high school, but he'll go to junior college? Yeah, right. Because he pled to a misdemeanor charge he only has informal probation. He does not have to report to anyone, keep a clean record, pay his court fees, and service his work project time. He also has to submit to search & seizure without a warrant. The weird part is both my husband and I work in the court system. For years we told our son what would happen to him and others like him, as we knew from experience. As we went to court the Judge gave him an extra lecture about getting his life in order. When we went to sign up for his work project sentence, I knew everyone there and they gave him extra lectures. Do you think it sunk in? Nope! He also didn't go to work project this weekend, but he has quite a few tries before make a warrant for straight time in the county jail (but I'm not telling him that). He does not have a job. He used to work at a fast food place, but ended up quitting when they stopped giving him shifts after he called in "tired". Imagine that. The restaurant said they'd take him back anytime he wants and give him a full time job as a shift leader, but his excuse is that he doesn't want to smell like grease. We call his job hunt "application collecting". He goes to prospective employers, gets an application, and then brings it home. That's it. Doesn't fill it out and doesn't turn it in. He always says he's going to work at ___ place eventhough he's never turned in an application and doesn't know if they are hiring. As far as what to do when he returns or wants to come home: My husband told him that he wasn't allowed in the house until we get home from work today. I'm not sure if he'll show up or not. I have no idea if he's mad at us, or just like "whatever" as usual. We both work during the day and our daughter is at school, so there are a lot of hours in the day when no one is home. When we've had to lock him out he's even resorted to forcing himself into the tiny doggie door to come in. This is going to be a sucky Mother's Day, isn't it. [/QUOTE]
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