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son laying guilt - he's great at it!
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<blockquote data-quote="InsaneCdn" data-source="post: 679433" data-attributes="member: 11791"><p>Key word is "tries". As in, he really isn't committed, and you would have more vested in the outcome than he does. Which does NOT work. Not even for "normal" / neurotypical kids. THEY have to have the vested interest, which we can then support, at least on some level.</p><p> </p><p>My challenging kid of a brother... went back to school at something over 25 years old. Got enough of his grade 12 to get into university on a provisional admission, and did good enough his first year to be accepted as a full-time regular student. Paid his own way through, lived on his own, worked while going to school... The point being, <em>you are NOT his only option for going to college.</em> If he really wants to go, he will find way to successfully launch his college "career". Another parent on this board has told their kids that they will pay for college classes... <em>after</em> the final marks are received and the class has been passed. When dealing with challenging kids, I think this is brilliant. They have to be vested in paying for the first year (or partial year), then use the money they get back from that tuition to pay next year's tuition... it's a great break for them, but they have to put something into it first, to get anything back.</p><p> </p><p>So, what is HIS plan? where is HIS vested interest in college?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="InsaneCdn, post: 679433, member: 11791"] Key word is "tries". As in, he really isn't committed, and you would have more vested in the outcome than he does. Which does NOT work. Not even for "normal" / neurotypical kids. THEY have to have the vested interest, which we can then support, at least on some level. My challenging kid of a brother... went back to school at something over 25 years old. Got enough of his grade 12 to get into university on a provisional admission, and did good enough his first year to be accepted as a full-time regular student. Paid his own way through, lived on his own, worked while going to school... The point being, [I]you are NOT his only option for going to college.[/I] If he really wants to go, he will find way to successfully launch his college "career". Another parent on this board has told their kids that they will pay for college classes... [I]after[/I] the final marks are received and the class has been passed. When dealing with challenging kids, I think this is brilliant. They have to be vested in paying for the first year (or partial year), then use the money they get back from that tuition to pay next year's tuition... it's a great break for them, but they have to put something into it first, to get anything back. So, what is HIS plan? where is HIS vested interest in college? [/QUOTE]
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