Normally I have the absolute worst comments to make on here; but I do feel your pain as a parent. When it comes to your kids all you can do is try to teach them not to make the same mistakes that you've made and hope that they learn from their own.
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I feel your pain, OP. I have 2 that finished high school only to simply drop out of life. Too lazy for college, too lazy to work.
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Some people just don't fit the mold man. Besides this govt. we've got is making that rout a kind of logical one wherein if crime becomes the only alternative to poverty a school nurtured career path may not be the best direction for a young person.
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And its not alway's the parents fault,i have 4 kids,2 dropped out 2 went on to college,and now all 4 are successfull in their own way,hang in there a diploma isn't everything,talk them into going GED if nothing else
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So for you parents that have "lazy kids" try this, as a counselor I encourage parents to set very strict limits, no job - no living at home; live at home, "school" and a light job for extra money, set the rule, be tough on the issues.
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M wife and I are successful professionals with 5 kids. Our only son decided it would be cool to sell drugs but got caught and now is labeled a felon at age 22. I wish he had dropped out and stay living at home. None if this is funny. What do you think?
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To the poster above; encourage him to learn a trade such as plumbing, machining, roofing etc. blue-collar trades are a bit more forgiving than the corporate world. Btw I'm the person who wrote the 1st comment.
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Thanks everyone for the mature comments and advice.
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4 up I absolutely agree with you. Tough love might straighten them out. No work, no bed. No school, no roof over your head. Far too many parents think they are doing their kids a favor by coddling them when in fact they are destroying them. My mom was no exception. All seven of her kids dropped out and she let them. The only thing that kept one or more of us out of prison was high paying factory jobs for 30 years. It took the military to straighten out my head. Afterwards, I, too, spent 30 years toiling away in a factory.
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I am always amazed at the number of people who tell me.."Im so lucky" my children are in college and have earned there education thru scholarships.. I try to explain NOTHING about my children has been left up to ~LUCK~ they were raised with tough love, and KNEW the only way to better themselves from their parents were thru education.
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A parent can't always control what their kids will do, they have their own personality and drives- not always good ones. I'm sure you are a great parent. Hopefully the future will change the course they are on. YOU are not a failure. Please don't think that.
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you'd probably feel worse if they died
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Very cool!
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I am the youngest of 5 kids and only the second to graduate from high school. I am also now the only one with a college degree. My wife has 2 college degrees.
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I posted the comment above this and also want to add that my wife and I got our education to set an example for our kids. I hope they do well in life too.
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Breed responsibly or the innocent bystanders will literally pay the price.
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I dropped out of high school when I was 16. I've always held a job and always been responsible. School isn't for everyone. Dropping out doesn't make them bad kids. And it doesn't make you a bad parent.
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^1 good comment.
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Don't give up. I dropped out of high school, then went back and finished that. Got a BA, a good job, and plans to get a graduate degree in the future. No amount a parenting in the world will prevent children from making mistakes. It's also important to teach a child to recover from mistakes.
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I dropped out of school, got a job in construction and eventually started my own business. It has been difficult over the past 4 years or so, but I'm still goin' and the economy is getting better.
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