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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The overly dramatic writing of OP tells me she is a big part of the problem here. And what does failing pre-Calc have to do with him being a few months younger? As a parent you should have been aware that he was headed towards failure and intervened. You sound like a huge excuse maker who likely prompted your kid to feel like a perpetual victim. [b]Be honest, how many times have you said to your kid that you wish you had red shirted him? I bet a lot.[/b] So much so that he has adopted that as part of his victim identity. [/quote]

Yes. When you make a mistake it’s important to admit it and explain and apologize to the people negatively affected by that mistake.[/quote]

Your kids absorb the narratives you feed to them. If you constantly tell your child that you think they are not capable enough to handle grade level work, that they are smaller than other kids and that this is an important difference that is making their life difficult, then that is what they will think about too.

Redshirt, don't redshirt. But own your choice. Parent the kid you have. Prepare them for the life they are actually living, not the life you'd create for them if you had a Time Machine. The idea that a mother would still be thinking about redshirting for her 20-something child with a graduate degree is incredibly unhealthy.

The thing your son likely needs most is distance from mommy dearest. I hope he gets it.[/quote]

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