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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, we are affluent but I’ve kept my kids grounded, they have been brought up with faith, family time, service work,  friends, fun. They’ve also been exposed to realities of life - sickness, reading about and media news about those less fortunate and the homeless, world situations, etc.  They’ve volunteered and gave had summer jobs.

We’re a proactive family about therapy, dealing with every kind of issue- anxiety , depression, learning disabilities. Yet, my son, 16 year old son is a lump on a log.

I ask him what he wants out of life what motivates him- he doesn’t know.  I have to ask him specific questions- you like working outside? On computers all day inside? Work with kids?  Do you want a hardworking life or a smoother, less stressful life. He’s slug-like with his responses.

I asked him, his therapist asked him- if he’s depressed, he says he’s not. He’s just “out there.” I don’t know what to do; he’s a good kid, no drugs, alcohol, has friends. Do I just accept he’s a flake?  I don’t want to send him to college (if he can find one with his grades) to waste his/our time and money to coast an additional 4 years.

If you were like this, when did you wake up? What motivated you?  What age? What are you doing now?

Faith lol that is crap

You think church is going to make the kid who lived in your house motivated?

Your raised a lazy entitled brat.

There is no requirement they go to college

Tell your kid the get a job now. 
The. They at 18 either full time job and out of your house or a college they can get into and they take loans you will pay them. Back if and only if they get Bs abd above occasional C is of. They have to show rfffort and graduate.

Or job community college live at home as long as grades are good.

Otherwise at 18 they are in their own

You did this

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