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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son's time is better spent fast tracking his way through high school. He is on track to finish a year early. [b]So, he will enter university and the job force one year early. [/b]

So, yeah his time is better spent on school instead of making minimum wage.[/quote]

Is that a good thing? So he can be out there on the grind for 46 years instead of 45? (give or take)
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He just retire a year ahead of time. Duh.

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Who knows? Retirement isn't a set age. Have fun while you're young. Work can wait. [/quote]
Who says fun and work are mutually exclusive? I feel bad for your kids if that's the attitude you're imparting. I have some very, very fond memories of working at a pizza parlor in HS/summers when I was home from college. Made lots of friends, got to know people outside of the AP bubble I otherwise inhabited, and made money while doing it. What's not to like? Not to mention, I worked like 5-10 hours a week. Usually one 2-4 hour weeknight shift, and one 4-6 hour weekend shift. The phrase "special snowflake" generally is not in my lexicon...but if that really is "the grind" for your kid, then I'm going to go ahead and use it.

(Of course, if my kid couldn't handle school work and a job, one of those would have to go...and it would be the job. But by itself, I really don't understand why some people have such an aversion to kids working.)
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