Thread Am I wrong at getting annoyed/mad at.....

Harold of the Rocks said:
Exactly. It's not about what we want him to be, but rather what he wants himself to be. And to be whatever that is he has to do something. I'm almost 30 and still don't know exactly what I want to be. But I sure as hell know what I don't want to be, and I'm doing what it take not to be that!
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I know...I'm seeing it all now. The talking just doesn't work, he has to be forced...
 
Casper said:
Does anyone take interest in his future? Like do you, or Juli, or his father talk to him about stuff? If you let him live in the attic and never engage him, he'll probably just keep on with this stuff.
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He definitely has a direction with what he'd like to "do" with his life overall, but since he's had zero guidance, the kid has no clue what to do, so he just succumbs to depression.
 
kiwi said:
http://www.k12.com/schools-programs/online-public-schools/

Tell him to get his high school diploma, he doesn't even have to leave the house.
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Hon, thanks for this, but it's not like "online high school". It's for kids who are bored of current curriculum and don't do well in classrooms because of it.

Our last alternative is for him to attend online high school that we pay for, and the options around here at not cheap. He can also do the online GED, but again, that is not cheap. The better option is the one that I mentioned above, the program thru the local HS. They offer guidance, tutors, job help for placement, and career help.

He knows what he'd like to do, and he can start out at the community college to do such. He does not need to attend a 4 yr uni just to become a cinematographer or something along those lines. He'd make a very nice salary is he just as well rec'd a diploma at a community college.
 
b_sinning said:
Juli should give him a list a daily chores to do until he goes back to school. Enroll him asap. Get with Juli and together you guys bullshit him by saying you were contacted by the authorities about him being out of school. In GA the parent faces penalties if the kids aren't in some type of provable school program within a set time limit. You have to prove that your kid is being home schooled properly.
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This...and right now he is under the radar because VA doesn't know he's here...
 
As a parent I can totally see your point. But on the other hand, some years back, NME was reclusive, sullen, argumentative and a few years later...oh, OK kick his ass out.
 
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DJBrenton said:
As a parent I can totally see your point. But on the other hand, some years back, NME was reclusive, sullen, argumentative and a few years later...oh, OK kick his ass out.
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Can't just kick the kid out when it's truly his parent's fault for what he lacks right now. and that he's still young, yet.

I had him with his father, because well, long story, but I figured he'd be good to have his father. But, his father did nothing with him for 7 effing years. He did see me regularly, but whatever I say is not going to stick much with him if he's living with a dumbass.
 
parenting is hard.
have some patience. love him and support him. dont spoil him.. im not saying that... its just that depression is so much more complex..

i have tons of faith in D. he will come out of this and be a successful and happy young man.
this is what you have to keep tell him...and keep telling yourself <3
 
Regina George said:
The GED thing, yes he is very willing...but as Liam said, he has to be enrolled in the local HS to get into their program. He has to pass their entrance exams to get in. I told him that he has to find the VA study guides online for this and that I was leaving this up to him.
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kid has no initiative and no real world experience dealing with this type of stuff since he's never even had a job. government dealings are still a big scary monster in his eyes... hold his hand through this part to get him on the right path.
 
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