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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yep. My kid.  Went to TJ, graduated middle of the pack.  Attending a good college and will graduate middle of the pack this year.  Left a lot of opportunities on the table along the way, which was frustrating.  But has a marketable STEM degree— although he’s still floundering in terms of what to do with it.

Mine has significant ADHD, so it was very hard to tease out the ADHD vs lack of motivation.

I’ve worked hard the last couple of years to really, truly become comfortable with the fact that it’s his life and his choices. He will have a college degree from a well respected school in a marketable field— so he will be able to support himself (if he applies for jobs, sigh).  What he does with that is on him, not me. I’m about 90% of the way there on accepting that. He probably wont cure cancer, but there is a solid path to a UMC lifestyle if he wants it.

That’s the best I can do with a 22 year old.

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Op here.  Thank you.  My son also has adhd, unmediated, and our preference is that we keep it that way.  He is definitely all about stop and smell the roses.[/quote]
OMG don’t tell your kid with ADHD making A’s in AAP that he needs to learn to “hustle”. He’s not lazy. He’s doing amazing. [/quote]

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