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[quote=Anonymous]I had two kids who have special needs and no interest in whether they completed HS.  My story is different, but no less grueling.  Anyway, my thought as I was going through it was this.  In order to become independent, you need a job that pays a living wage and offers health insurance.  (And let’s face it, we’re not living forever and no one but us wants to take care of our kids so they need to be independent if at all possible).

In order to get a job that pays a living wage and health insurance, you need a HS diploma or GED.  GED is a much harder route than HS Diploma and, as a parent, there is not much you can do to make a GED happen.  D’s get you a HS diploma.  If you graduate with all D’s, you can get into your local community college if you ever get motivated.  Once you do two years in a CC, you are automatically admitted into a state school.  Given this trajectory, the best possible set up for success is to get that HS diploma, even if you D out.

Having D’d out two kids (one in 2021 and one in 2017 - long stories and different path than yours so no value in sharing), I feel like the HS diploma was hands down the best route.  One completed trade school and has a well paying full time job with insurance and a pension.  The other is in CC after a bit of a hiatus.

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