kitesurfer2
Recycles dryer sheets
- Joined
- Nov 14, 2014
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- 435
I can't understand why any branch of our military is not an option for you.
You sound very controlling, even in your posts to us. Perhaps he is choosing Ireland to get away from that and breathe.
I don’t see how he can get into a major university with his grades.
We have 2 adult children now..32-34. Our deal was: we will pay for 100% of college at a state supported school. I’m not paying $125k per year per kid for some out of state college so you can get a job as a school teacher. Our kids saw the strain it would put on us.
Son went to Ohio State, loved it, graduated easily in 4 years. Boom, easy.
Daughter was an average HS student and had no idea what she wanted to do. Her first year was frustrating bouncing around trying to think of a major and a career. Then one day she took my mom, her grandmother to the doctor to meet with her surgeon. The surgeon was explaining the knee surgery and a scrub tech came in. Daughter got to talking with her and found in fascinating. They asked her if she would like to sit in and observe. That was it! She dropped college and went to a 2 year tech school to become a scrub tech. Graduated top in her class. She loved it so much that after doing this for 2 years she decided to become an OR nurse. She flew through nursing school and got her BSN easily.
Point being, let THEM figure it out. It’s a winding road till something catches their attention.
You have probably stoped following this thread. Oh well. Send him to Ireland. You have obviously made that decision already. Please come back and let us know how YOUR/his plan worked out.
If it went as planned they are in Ireland right now...
All the data on the Ireland option indicates it isn't what he wants but is exactly what he needs. We may visit the school and it goes horribly wrong and he chooses the CC option. However, we are seeing some glimmers of excitement about Ireland, he actually asked some positive questions about it the other night.
We leave next Friday.
What does this mean?: "NO HEAVY push for progressive groups observed."
He is already learning to shop for himself, and get around the town via bus, and get his laundry done.
Wow, that's great, he'll be the envy of many 5 year olds.
In a foreign country no less.
You never know when the troubles might heat up again.It's Ireland, not Tajikistan.
You must live in a special place...
https://bc.ctvnews.ca/dad-told-children-too-young-to-ride-bus-by-themselves-1.3576620
"The ministry launched an investigation, and had Crook sign a safety plan requiring that he ride the bus with his kids until the probe was completed. In the end, the province ruled his kids required supervision.
Crook, who runs a blog on parenting called 5 Kids 1 Condo, said he was told children under 10 should not take the bus – or go anywhere outside the home – at any time of day without adult accompaniment."