Posted by Sad Mom on March 13, 2001 at 17:43:02:
My son used to be a good student, easy going, and amiable. About his 15th year, he began to change and now he's 17. He doesn't care about his grades anymore. He used to have a 3.7 gpa and now he will be lucky if he graduates high school at all. Our dreams for college have gone out the window. He is so unmotivated. His attitude is horrible and he even smokes pot now. Tried to get him some counseling which helped a little but he's still not motivated to do anything and still smokes pot with his friends. We have tried to remain somewhat optimistic and not give him negative messages about himself but it is hard when we're so disappointed. We had such high hopes. He will be out of school this June and IF he graduates I would like to kick his butt out of the house. Maybe he needs to learn it like I did - the hard way. What is your opnion on this? Is it wrong for me to insist he straighten up get the h-- out? Can I get some opinions on making your kids leave home? I don't want to do it but he creates such disharmony in the household. Will he grow out of it? Should I wait a couple of years and see what happens?