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[quote=Anonymous][quote]When I talk about him reaching his potential, he says things like:
Why didn't YOU go to medical school?
Why didn't YOU reach your potential? [/quote]

I kind of think he has a point here.  In this area, we push kids so much to "reach their potential" instead of figuring out what will make them happy and making a life around that.  For some, it is getting the best education and the best job possible within their potential because having the big house, the big paycheck and private school for their kids is what makes them happy.  But for others, higher education and earning lots of money aren't what makes them happy.  I recently met a young man (late 20s) who was lamenting all of his student loans that he took out to get a degree in engineering.  What he really wanted to do was work on cars, but his parents were disappointed in him, so he took the loans and got the degree.  In the end, he went back to school is is happy with his career as an automotive technician, but he's stuck with these loans that his parents pushed him to take out.

I'm not saying that your son isn't disrespectful.  I'm also not saying he's working hard enough in school.  I'm just saying that he has a point even if he isn't expressing well.   [/quote]

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