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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 598292" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Amber, I'm the mom of grown kids and I'd never presume to tell my kids (or one kid with a child) whether or not to send him to school. Your mom is intruding where she doesn't belong. She raised her kids and now it's your turn. I would not let her guilt you into doing what you know is best for your child. I wouldn't even read her texts all the time. Maybe you both need to detach from one another...your mom especially needs to step back or you need to help her do it by not being that responsive when she intrudes. Your daughter was very, very sick. She wasn't exactly ditching school. Maybe it's better not to share everything with your mom? With some moms you can, with others it's better if you don't.</p><p></p><p>A tract phone is a pre-pay phone, very cheap at Walmart. You can put it aside and look at the texts at your leisure. Mom could probably use some therapy to get her own life more interesting so that the focus isn't on you and difficult child even while she's supposed to be enjoying herself on vacation. Of course, you can't make her go. </p><p></p><p>Use your Mom Gut and try to listen to Mom with half an ear. Let us know how your child is <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>My oldest daughter Julie is a very good and well paid pastry chef and teacher. You weren't here at the time, but she was also a serious drug addict. We pulled her out of school and homeschooled her and she was mostly on her own to finish her cirriculum on time. </p><p></p><p>We did it to keep her from having extra contact with her drug buddies and also because half the time she'd walk out the door and not attend class. Homeschooling is th e only reason she graduated on time, although she is extremely intelligent. She was a late bloomer regarding school, but she did go back to college and attain her dream and she loves it. Not all kids are ready to move on at eighteen and that's all right. If she has to stay in high school for one additional year, it will not ruin her life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 598292, member: 1550"] Amber, I'm the mom of grown kids and I'd never presume to tell my kids (or one kid with a child) whether or not to send him to school. Your mom is intruding where she doesn't belong. She raised her kids and now it's your turn. I would not let her guilt you into doing what you know is best for your child. I wouldn't even read her texts all the time. Maybe you both need to detach from one another...your mom especially needs to step back or you need to help her do it by not being that responsive when she intrudes. Your daughter was very, very sick. She wasn't exactly ditching school. Maybe it's better not to share everything with your mom? With some moms you can, with others it's better if you don't. A tract phone is a pre-pay phone, very cheap at Walmart. You can put it aside and look at the texts at your leisure. Mom could probably use some therapy to get her own life more interesting so that the focus isn't on you and difficult child even while she's supposed to be enjoying herself on vacation. Of course, you can't make her go. Use your Mom Gut and try to listen to Mom with half an ear. Let us know how your child is :) My oldest daughter Julie is a very good and well paid pastry chef and teacher. You weren't here at the time, but she was also a serious drug addict. We pulled her out of school and homeschooled her and she was mostly on her own to finish her cirriculum on time. We did it to keep her from having extra contact with her drug buddies and also because half the time she'd walk out the door and not attend class. Homeschooling is th e only reason she graduated on time, although she is extremely intelligent. She was a late bloomer regarding school, but she did go back to college and attain her dream and she loves it. Not all kids are ready to move on at eighteen and that's all right. If she has to stay in high school for one additional year, it will not ruin her life. [/QUOTE]
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