am I being fed a bunch of hokey?
I found out last evening that my ss18 has 5 Fs and 1 D. He is supposedly graduating, in fact SO just asked me a couple of days ago to please help him pick out a nice shirt for ss18. I said "no" b/c of our history, now I am wondering if SO just doesn't know his son is failing and thinks he's graduating or is he keeping this embarrassing info from me? Am I being told a bunch of crap about ss18 graduating and having parties and getting a job? I know that ss18 is probably at the lowest a kid can get since he is living in a friend's barn, failing his senior year, has no job (skills) and vehichle. Ss18 seems to think he is going to college on a football scholarship as well. Now am I being kept in the dark or are SO and SS18 truly "tricking" themselves into thinking this kid is going to get ahead in life from where he stands? Part of me wants to take this kid in and really set him on the roat to success and part of me wants to write this whole crappy situation off and just walk away. Here SO and I are getting married in a matter of weeks and ss keeps pulling at my happiness and making me feel guilty and resentful. This kid seems to have a lot of emotional issues and maybe even mental too. He is unaware of the realities of life. I'm thinking job corps.
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SS is probably lying to DH.
SS is probably lying to DH. He should know by now he isn't graduating. Your DH is probably clueless, and SS likes the positive sttention.
^^This! If he doesn't
^^This! If he doesn't graduate make him get his GED. Send him to the military. At least he will get training and can be set up for a good life.
Somebody is definitely lying
Somebody is definitely lying to somebody.
You will not straighten him
You will not straighten him out, you will regret any decision of taking him in. If his parents are not doing this already, anything you try will not stick or be met with ungratefulness.
Let the chips fall where they may for him. Dont let it affect you.
I would not even think of
I would not even think of getting married if SO is not telling you about his son's graduation status. Multiple Fs should indicate he cannot graduate. He would not walk in the ceremony and would have to take summer school most likely.
Why marry someone who is going to allow this kind of behavior and then make you let this kid sleep on your couch until he is 40?
I would do some research if I were you.......
It's possible he took the GED
It's possible he took the GED exam.
My high school offered the exam in the spring for seniors who were going to fail. The results were back in time for them to take part in all senior events.
If dad is aware to the final grades and he's still excited about the graduation, he knows what is going on.
More than likely, Dad's got
More than likely, Dad's got his head up his keister. That's how it was with my SO, when SS was the same age. Turns out he had actually dropped out of high school at the very beginning of his senior year. I had to push SO to actually go to the school to find out his status. That's when he learned the kid hadn't been going. He spent his days doing drugs and robbing houses, instead.