Two days ago my sister called me up frustrated and upset. Her daughter who is a freshman in high school decided that she wants to drop out of school and just get a GED so she can skip high school and just go straight to college; and she wants me to talk to her. First off I'm totally confused because I've never heard anything so ridiculous in my life . I mean do kids still drop out of high school ?(I'm being totally sarcastic , but not really). Isn't it understood by now that graduating from high school is not optional that its just the way we do things? So of course I'm going to talk to her but I hardly know what to say. I mean I'll say the usual stuff about how important it is and explain that this is a critical time in her life and that a decision like this has far reaching consequences. But I'm so far removed from her train of thought that I don't know if I'll be helpful. Honestly I'm from the tough love camp that doesn't even think ideas like this are worthy of discussion. You will graduate from high school and then go to college. No discussion necessary and there is no or you can ... It's just these are the rules, period end of discussion. But my sister is not that way. So now we have to talk.
Just the thought of my adorable Cameron someday morphing into one these teenage creatures that say things like this just make me so miserable. I mean he's just the most adorable little thing he won't do something like this to me right? Well I guess I'd better enjoy him while the cuteness lasts because I'm told by just about everyone that the cute starts to rub off of kids at about about 12 , and apparently there's none left by the time they turn 15. At least I've got a few years to go.
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