RE: Getting my son into college from Naa Koshie

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Rose,Thank you so much for the answer. I took a couple of minutes to step away from the situation and I'm doing my best not to stress about it. 's principal attends our church, and I spoke to him today. Come to find out, has spoken to the principal already and has also asked him to write him a recommendation for college. Well, I am super shocked! His principal told me that he's going to discuss the issues I have with at the youth group meeting tonight.I am so thankful!! At the right time, I'm always reminded of God's blessings. He put the right people in my path to help us.Thank you! Rose wrote: Now, Mom, calm down! And make sure that his tetanus shot is current before you use that rusty tool! Maybe he's just not ready to go to college. I was a straight A student in high school, with a fairly high IQ (not genius, mind you), but I didn't go to college until two years after I graduated h.s. Part of it was that I had no idea what I

wanted to study, and part of it was that I was sick of school! I also had to do it all myself. When the time was right, I got the financial aid, and off I went to nursing school. I've known lots of people over the years (including my son) who started college right out of high school, only to drop out in the first year or so. Have you asked him if there is a reason he's holding back? Or if he doesn't want to talk to you about it, maybe another adult, like a teacher or counselor, maybe youth pastor, can get him to open up about it. Another thought I have is, does he have a history of this kind of behavior, or is it just the college issue? I didn't find out until years later that my son Brad has ADD; I just thought he was lazy, disorganized & a procrastinator! Hope this helps. Another mom/grandma who

understands, Rose Ramblin' Rose Moderator A merry heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22Can you find the hidden words? Take a break and play Seekadoo! Play now! "How far you go in life depends on your being tender with the young, compassionate with the aged, sympathetic with the striving, and

tolerant of the weak and the strong. Because someday in life you will have been all of these." ~ Washington Carver