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[quote=Anonymous]I had two daughters who were like this in High School. You have my sympathy. But don't give up.  One ended up at vocational program for low level health care jobs  ( Edison Center, MCPS).  She was a standout and her confidence and grades improved drastically her junior and senior year in HS.  She went to state college, did great and became a campus leader. She did a year of Volunteer for America after college and made good connections.  She then got an entry level job in health management. To make along story short she is now a self made exec in a big pharma company and a great mom.  The other daughter got a GED and then failed community college except for As in computer graphics. We sent her to a computer graphic institute and she gained confidence. She returned a four year state school and graduated in four years. Today she works as a project manager for a Start up internet company. Along the way both girls worked part time in menial jobs to earn spending money. We paid  tuition and the basic living expenses. We kept telling them we loved them and believed they would find their way.  In retrospect, I think both suffered from adolescent depression and counseling would have helped.  I also think they would have been happier in small private school environments like the waldorf school or the Field school.  My message is hang in there. It is tough but things will get better has your DD matures.[/quote]

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