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[quote=Anonymous]What ever path your child decides to go down, I would encourage at least taking 1 class a semester at a local college for a few years.

Also - there are a lot of great ideas that were thrown out - when you sit with your child, ask what they like about a life style of some adults they know.   You want them to discover things that they value.   I have a brother who was REALLY good at restaurant management.  He started as a bartender, but always had a sense of where help was needed and would naturally step in and do it.  He wound up being the "turn around" guy for a small chain of restaurants in the mid west and would either help open up new sites OR go in and fix.   However - the restaurant (hospitability) hours are hard.  He did not want to have to work every weekend and wanted a more traditional work schedule (did not want to get home at midnight).  In addition, the culture was hard as it was common for people to sit and grab a drink after a shift to wind down.  My brother just gave it all up as he realized it was not a path he could see for himself 5 years down the road.   HOWEVER - it was great experience that he was able to leverage - so as you support your child, this do not need to be perfect path.  Get dirty - try something - reassess.

Other "traditional" ideas - UPS and USPS[/quote]

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