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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]Our kids came of age before everyone on earth had a cell phone.[/b]  Y'all are lucky to have that to hold over their heads to make them do their school work.  I wonder if it's going to do the job for all four years of high school, though.  It takes an awful lot to motivate an unmotivated or difficult teenager who doesn't care about grades.

We raised four kids.  When our oldest brought home Cs on her first quarter report card in her sophomore year, when we knew she could do much better, we actually threatened to switch her to Catholic school.  We were very upset with her and at our wit's end.  But when we visited the Catholic school and literally saw posters of aborted fetuses in the hallway we realized we were being too drastic.  I can't recall doing much after that; she eventually became a straight A student and went to UVA.

We learned from this and essentially allowed the others to find their own way.  They all did, each on their own time and to varying degrees.  As adults, there's little correlation between how each did in high school and how they're doing as adults.

It's very hard to watch your kid flounder when you know they can do better.  But, in the end, there's little you can do and it's their life.  [/quote]

Big change in parenting.[/quote]

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