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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Oldest son had a 3.3 or 3.4. Went to Indiana University. Failed out.

No light switch goes on* at college. You know how you ride him now for the 3.3? Well, you can't at college, he can do literally anything he wants at college. And will. The 3.3 tells me your son hates school.

If we could do it over again we would have encouraged him to go into the military for a few years. He was smart but way too immature, zero discipline, and didn't appreciate anything.[/quote]

Can you tell us how your DS is doing now?  (I'm worried that something like this will happen to my DS -- a current 12th grader.)[/quote]

[b]Never went back to finish. Has a full-time job that covers his bills and not much else. Single. Mid 20s but still acts 15 years old.

50% of all 12th graders in the nation have an A average GPA. This is a fact. So if your child has a low B average, they're in the bottom half of the nation. A fact. Another fact, about 50% of the kids who enroll in college never actually graduate. Guess who usually finishes on time -- and who doesn't finish and who takes 5 or 6 or 7 years to finish?

Again, every parent with a slacker teen boy knows you ride his a** for that low B average. At college you can't ride them. They do what they want, including skip most classes and do all the assignments last minute. Plus they eat garbage all day and of course many party or will pick up pot. Plus video games and whatever other dumb crap to squander their days and nights away.

There are so many red flags in your face telling you not to waste your money on a slacker boy, but nobody calls their baby ugly, your own slacker is special; the circumstances are unique. Delusional magical thinking.

Would you give an immature slacker a new Porsche 911 for his efforts? No, but millions of parents don't think twice about rewarding their slacker boy with a $25,000+ per year spring break trip to a college of his choice.[/b][/quote]

I have to say, you're a terrible and bitter parent.  If your son has a job that pays all of his bill and he's happy, then that should be enough.

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