tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post115931360911804208..comments2023-10-24T12:42:32.363+01:00Comments on Another Thinking Out Loud Blog.: Would you say to your soon.....Vandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08950986487260937999noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1161638979865829832006-10-23T22:29:00.000+01:002006-10-23T22:29:00.000+01:00Well, I wouldn't say that to my 16 year old becaus...Well, I wouldn't say that to my 16 year old because here you're in high school until you are almost 18.<BR/><BR/>But...once you are 18, in this house, you are expected to be in college, a trade school (such as culinary school) or working a full time job and once you are 22 (when you would be graduating from college anyway) , your behind is out supporting yourself.<BR/><BR/>In this house, college Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1161337773737734272006-10-20T10:49:00.000+01:002006-10-20T10:49:00.000+01:00Hiya Bonne. He has CP so a lot of his choices are ...Hiya Bonne. He has CP so a lot of his choices are limited. He told me a couple of weeks ago that he wanted to come over here for a couple of years and is thinking about chosing British citizenship when he's 18 but I'm not so sure that would be a good move for him.<BR/><BR/>He's taking German at school so maybe tranlating will be in his future.<BR/><BR/>Thanks everyone for you comments.Vandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08950986487260937999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1161188412184316642006-10-18T17:20:00.000+01:002006-10-18T17:20:00.000+01:00I'd ask him to pick one of the following: 1) Go to...I'd ask him to pick one of the following: <BR/><BR/>1) Go to college<BR/>2) Go to trade school<BR/>3) Get a job<BR/>4) Join the Peace Corp (or some other volunteer organization that will take you on full-time.)<BR/>5) Move out.<BR/><BR/>I think there's more than one option than just going to college. But if your grandson doesn't want to do any of these things, then he might need to live on his Ballpoint Wrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01052642068447293589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1160014725465163772006-10-05T03:18:00.000+01:002006-10-05T03:18:00.000+01:00June, 2002, my eldest finished high school. We bot...June, 2002, my eldest finished high school. We both so wished for her to go to college, and for a while, she might have chosen the school we attended. <BR/><BR/>She sat us down, and explained right now it was not for her. She was bored with school, and we both knew she was. We told her we preferred she go, but we also understood she made the decision on what was appropriate for her life, and no nellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08746258513198203125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1159413512922886262006-09-28T04:18:00.000+01:002006-09-28T04:18:00.000+01:00Oh Lord, you'd drop over dead if you heard some of...Oh Lord, you'd drop over dead if you heard some of the things I say to my 16 year old daughter then!!!<BR/><BR/>I've always told my kids that some form of post secondary education is mandatory in this house. It's my biggest regret that I didn't get an education, so I stress that they are young women living in one of the most advanced countries in the world and to skip getting an education is a Chunkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14795176756081966512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1159386144139249692006-09-27T20:42:00.000+01:002006-09-27T20:42:00.000+01:00Kinda of a harsh thing to say to a 16 year old.Kinda of a harsh thing to say to a 16 year old.Teena in Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14875608173791872449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1159341044984441742006-09-27T08:10:00.000+01:002006-09-27T08:10:00.000+01:00I would applaud him and suggest that he develop a ...I would applaud him and suggest that he develop a plan for what exactly he plans to do in lieu of school. I was forced to go to college when I had no clue what I wanted to do with myself. If I had spent a couple of years working or volunteering or something, I would have gone back to school with renewed resolve. <BR/><BR/>I definitely wouldn't say what his mother said. But I suspect she was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15521580.post-1159320056437641692006-09-27T02:20:00.000+01:002006-09-27T02:20:00.000+01:00No,I wouldn't say that. Mind you I don't have kids...No,I wouldn't say that. Mind you I don't have kids. But traditional college isn't for everyone. I would ask him what his plan is though. Who knows - maybe he wants to do a trade.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com