He is getting a life lesson. He hasn't admitted it but I believe he would take a gut wretching hockey practice about now. He came in from work last night at 5:30, showered, ate and was in bed by 8:30. No need for a work out last night. He hauled materials down a staircase for more that 1/2 a day and did demolition the rest of the day. Up with me at 5:00 this morning.
Hopefully this will be a wake up call for school as well. He keeps letting his math slide. Summer school for math again this year. I explained THIS is the type of career you have if you can't excel in studies. Not that there is ANYTHING wrong with labor, there isn't. He just needs to know the bargain. My girlfriends son is 21 and hated school. He is in refrigeration now and at 21 can take a pile of copper, sheet metal, a couple of motors and electric panels and build a refrigeration unit from the ground up. He is an amazing welder and will do well. He already has plans to open his own shop in AZ within 3 years, but this kid is up at 4 am and not home until 6 or 7 working for his Dad.
I got the same lesson when I was young. I left home at 16 because I was so smart right? I made it through an Associates degree and never went back to college. I have done extremely well but I regret never completing a 4 year degree. I was going back in the Fall of 2002. That spring my Ex got pregnant.
All this babbling to simply point out we must learn for ourselves. I am sure everyone of us old guys has a story to tell. Coulda, woulda, shouldas. Life is a grand challenge, and then you die.
Hopefully this will be a wake up call for school as well. He keeps letting his math slide. Summer school for math again this year. I explained THIS is the type of career you have if you can't excel in studies. Not that there is ANYTHING wrong with labor, there isn't. He just needs to know the bargain. My girlfriends son is 21 and hated school. He is in refrigeration now and at 21 can take a pile of copper, sheet metal, a couple of motors and electric panels and build a refrigeration unit from the ground up. He is an amazing welder and will do well. He already has plans to open his own shop in AZ within 3 years, but this kid is up at 4 am and not home until 6 or 7 working for his Dad.
I got the same lesson when I was young. I left home at 16 because I was so smart right? I made it through an Associates degree and never went back to college. I have done extremely well but I regret never completing a 4 year degree. I was going back in the Fall of 2002. That spring my Ex got pregnant.
All this babbling to simply point out we must learn for ourselves. I am sure everyone of us old guys has a story to tell. Coulda, woulda, shouldas. Life is a grand challenge, and then you die.
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