<p>Thanks, everyone!</p>
<p>Part of me wants to yank him out of school for a year, force him to go to counseling, and stop the expensive nonsense. Part of me believe this is all part of him growing up, accepting consequences, testing and learning his limits, and finding his strengths. I’ve seen a lot more maturity since Christmas. </p>
<p>After the very bad first semester, my husband, son and I had a productive meeting. We discussed–and wrote down–who would do what. What would ds do differently? What were his expectations of us? What if it didn’t work out? That will be the foundation for the next talk.</p>
<p>He proactively contacted his Advisor last Friday when his grades were posted on line. He contacted her even before he told us of his final grades. He has also been working with her on selecting a different Algebra professor for the retake.</p>
<p>I had also thought about summer school at the community college. He’s lifeguarding all summer and is assistant manager at that pool. But academics are the priority.</p>
<p>The college loans are all in his name. We may help him (and his younger sister) pay off their college loans if we can. But even before he went to college, we told him we would not pay for any failed classes or any retakes. I already have a spreadsheet set up!</p>