In a sense, he cares if he fails, but he doesn't define failure the way we do. He doesn't care if he gets As. He wants to pass. Period.
Just get it overwith.
So, "we" (two friends, myself, and difficult child) finished his English paper, which was the teacher's way of saying he will pass if he completes it and hands it in (she emailed me the instructions). I will email her and ask her to have him finish the bottom half of all the unworked pages from the past few weeks, and point out that he didn't know what to do. After school is best, where it's more one-on-one.
He claimed he didn't look at his grades this week.
So? What about participating in class? You should'nt need to look at your grades if you're doing the work. Pfft.
He's just in another world.
He cleaned his room with a friend this a.m., too. It would be nice for him to take pride in doing it by himself, but again, he just wants to get it overwith.
I even had them sponge the floor. (There was cat poop on it ... and spilled juice ... and ...)
He also called and got the price of the speeding ticket --$130--and I wrote a check. He is going to be paying us back for the rest of his life for all the stuff he's done.
And he called the insurance company and got a case #.
And moved the parking pass sticker from my car to his.
Alllllllll of which could have been done in 10 min two wks ago but he just walks away and waits for MOM's radar to go off.
Dazed, this is crucial for my difficult child: "it demonstrates responsibility to complete the work"
