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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Take away anything your salary pays for. Snacks out with friends after school? Gone. Money for shopping? Gone. Cool new sneakers? Gone. New baseball hat? Gone.

Also, Dad needs to shut your son down when he talks like this. Both because it's disrespectful to his wife, and because it's unacceptable for your son to talk to his mother that way. [/quote]

DH does do this. He is great.[/quote]

I haven't read this whole thread, OP, but I did something like this to my mom when I was about 15.  It's one of my most shameful memories.  My mom didn't go to college after high school -- her parents weren't supportive of it and told her that they would only pay for her brother to go.  So she went to secretarial school, worked and, 13 years and two kids later, got a computer science degree.  She actually never used it professionally.  She stayed at home with us until I was 12 then worked for 4 years as an admin again to ensure that my brother and I could go to any college we wanted without having to pay for it.

So at 15, my smartass told her that she was too stupid to go to a "real" college after high school.  She handled it pretty well, told my father who told me I was being a "witch" -- he should have said I was being a bitch, because I was.  I've never forgotten this fight (though my mom has) and I think my father calling me out has a lot to do with that.  I hope your son has the realization soon.[/quote]

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