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OP, what's very important for you to understand is that you can't parent every child in the same way. Pushing so much independence on a child who's not ready for it may scutter his success in the long-run. It is cruel to close doors for someone just because they do not meet your narrow expectations of what abilities they are supposed to develop at a specific age.

What you have to ask yourself is *why* your youngest is acting like this. Does he have an undiagnosed learning disability? Being unable to find a job and applying yet not following through college applications seems to me like a possible red flag for ADHD, since one hallmark is a difficulty to multitask and organize. My son has ADHD, like me.

Despite being intellectually capable for college, grad school and an academic career, there is NO WAY I could have held down a job as a teen, received good grades and paid my way through college! Kudos to those who can. But those who cannot should not necessarily be thought of no account. Luckily my parents believed in me, and now I can contribute to advancing cancer research.

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