<p>@Exie</p>
<p>Thank you for response to this and the thread about “red-shirting,” your posts always resonate with me. You have a balanced, realistic perspective that is not only informed, but sane. In a world where people think higher education is a brand they must acquire, like a Mercedes or the right address, in order to be “successful,” your perspective is reassuring, and most welcome. </p>
<p>Adolescence is a confusing time, these kids are exposed to so much more information than we were, and are under a lot of pressure – it’s the culture, and as long as people buy in, it’s going to continue – I’d rather DS acts out whatever’s going on now, so I can try to help him work through it, rather than shipping him off and having him make a mess of an opportunity he’s not ready for. He’s a 14 year old boy, with no father (to speak of) who’s already seen a lot of the world, now in the process of becoming a man, with only a mother to guide him. He’s still a kid, it’s okay not to have it all figured out.</p>
<p>It’s going to be an interesting weekend.</p>