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[quote=Anonymous]I knew kids that graduated a year late and they weren't scorned or anything because of it.  They still kept their friends through graduation, and they became better friends with next year's senior's the next year.  I would think that kids especially would be understanding of this weird time during covid.

I think it's a good point that you need to make sure kid understands that decisions with financial ramifications like this need to be discussed early and up front.  If this was your kid's communication style in a marriage that would be awful for partner.

But I would try not to make kid feel guilty about extra time itself.  This stuff has been really hard.  It's amazing we are not all going completely crazy.  A little bit of extra time isn't too bad.  I would check in with him and see if there is anything else he needs, because given his communication issues in the past, it's possible that this was just the first part of a bit of a free fall and he is still having a bit of trouble but has not wanted to tell you.[/quote]

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