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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you post about this before? It sounds very familiar.

There is nothing you can do apart from persuading your brother to re-enroll, and selling him on the benefits of a college education. However, is there money for college? Even community college?

Also, do special needs run in your family? Any untreated ADHD or dyslexia? [/quote]

OP here. No I have not posted about about this before. I’m not aware of special needs running in my family but untreated ones may present.

There is no money but he has a car commuting to CC could be an option if he wanted to, although it’d probably have to be part-time at first and he’d have to work simultaneously to pay the tuition. If he really wanted to a plan could be cobbled together. Dorming at a college is not a realistic option for him financially or academically anytime soon. If he decided to join the military and then go afterwards, it would be.

I do have a decent relationship with my parents. I’ve suggested that maybe homeschooling in the fashion they are might not be a great idea, but they would not budge. One of them actually works in a unionized trade, and I’ve suggested they nudge my brother in that direction. But this parent says that my brother isn’t capable of completing the program, and I think my brother hears that messaging. My brother says he has no interest in a trade. My brother also watches a lot of YouTube and TikTok videos from people claiming you can “get rich quick” by “investing” in some crap, including things that bear similarities to MLMs. He mocks normal jobs and says that he is “never going to slave away at a 9-5” and is going to be an “entrepreneur.” I try not to discourage him, but he hasn’t shown that he’s hardworking in other areas of life. He’s still a child and I suspect it will take until after the time of high school graduation for him to develop realistic goals.[/quote]

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