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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, we are affluent but I’ve kept my kids grounded, they have been brought up with faith, family time, service work,  friends, fun. They’ve also been exposed to realities of life - sickness, reading about and media news about those less fortunate and the homeless, world situations, etc.  They’ve volunteered and gave had summer jobs.

We’re a proactive family about therapy, dealing with every kind of issue- anxiety , depression, learning disabilities. Yet, my son, 16 year old son is a lump on a log.

I ask him what he wants out of life what motivates him- he doesn’t know.  I have to ask him specific questions- you like working outside? On computers all day inside? Work with kids?  Do you want a hardworking life or a smoother, less stressful life. He’s slug-like with his responses.

I asked him, his therapist asked him- if he’s depressed, he says he’s not. He’s just “out there.” I don’t know what to do; he’s a good kid, no drugs, alcohol, has friends. Do I just accept he’s a flake?  I don’t want to send him to college (if he can find one with his grades) to waste his/our time and money to coast an additional 4 years.

If you were like this, when did you wake up? What motivated you?  What age? What are you doing now?

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