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<blockquote data-quote="Waitingforamiracle" data-source="post: 760926" data-attributes="member: 25449"><p>Thank you JayPee, I understand! It's a gamble. I can't give up on the progress he's made as I feel I'm somewhat protected by being iron-clad on the not coming home issue. That is the biggie, and I also am not going to throw money at him. We are prepared to help IF he continues to be polite and demonstrates he has a constructive plan for his future. (Such as doing some vocational training). He's never shown academic aptitude (ADHD?) and arts careers are no longer on the table especially with Covid and all. I thought he could be an actor. He certainly could have won an Oscar for some of the performances I've witnessed! It's a pity, as he did show a lot of flair for photography and music as a teen, he's flamboyant and fashionable and has had some modelling jobs. We were ready to help pay for him through design school which he enrolled for at 20 (he had places at several good schools.) But he dropped out and said he never wanted to be a designer. He's 25 now and we've retired. Options are limited. I look at our neighbours and there are nurses, there are mechanics and electrical engineers. Unfortunately we ourselves and my parents were in the arts and we managed to get by, though our standard of living was less than the average. It's a romantic dream and not a great example to set. The difference was I always knew there was no safety net for me. Will keep you posted! X</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Waitingforamiracle, post: 760926, member: 25449"] Thank you JayPee, I understand! It's a gamble. I can't give up on the progress he's made as I feel I'm somewhat protected by being iron-clad on the not coming home issue. That is the biggie, and I also am not going to throw money at him. We are prepared to help IF he continues to be polite and demonstrates he has a constructive plan for his future. (Such as doing some vocational training). He's never shown academic aptitude (ADHD?) and arts careers are no longer on the table especially with Covid and all. I thought he could be an actor. He certainly could have won an Oscar for some of the performances I've witnessed! It's a pity, as he did show a lot of flair for photography and music as a teen, he's flamboyant and fashionable and has had some modelling jobs. We were ready to help pay for him through design school which he enrolled for at 20 (he had places at several good schools.) But he dropped out and said he never wanted to be a designer. He's 25 now and we've retired. Options are limited. I look at our neighbours and there are nurses, there are mechanics and electrical engineers. Unfortunately we ourselves and my parents were in the arts and we managed to get by, though our standard of living was less than the average. It's a romantic dream and not a great example to set. The difference was I always knew there was no safety net for me. Will keep you posted! X [/QUOTE]
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