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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Surprised by all the people saying community college or a trade.

That's just not good enough for me and I'm not afraid to be honest about that.[/quote]

For you? Be honest about it all you want. Prod and pressure him all you want. He’ll be over 18 at at that point. But you probably won’t be able to make him want what you want, and if you want him to ever be able to support himself someday independently you’re going to have to change your expectations. I’m guessing you view your kid as a trophy to be shown to your coworkers and neighbors. Try to think about what’s best for the individual kid rather than status.

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I'll never support a child laying on the couch playing video games all day. Future deadbead right there.[/quote]

PP. Okay, kick me out on the street then. Nobody’s forcing you to raise your teenager. How is a trade or cc graduate a deadbeat? [/quote]

The successful men I know in trades are macho former athletes who have been working their asses off since their teens. The successful "blue collar" cops (in command positions) I know are ex military and/or have bachelor's and master's degrees.

I don't know any successful blue collar men who are as OP describes. OP's kid sounds like a flunkie who'd be fired from a construction site for showing up late, showing up hung-over or after caught sitting on his ass one too many times.[/quote]

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