Back to school

DH tells me last night that Puke is going back to regular school. Now this is not official yet. They will have to get transcripts from online school and then get signed up.

Puke should be starting her junior year but I don't think she's at that level. Evidently there's a school that works with kids who are behind in school work.

I say just get a GED and be done with it. She's been out of a classroom for about 3 years. Not sure she'll assimilate back into a structured environment.

Not my circus but curious how this is going to play out.

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Puke didn't do well in school

Puke didn't do well in school before online school. She does not like to be challenged by anyone and will smart off to teachers. This is why BM put her in online school. I could be wrong but we'll see.

TBH, that solution was a bit

TBH, that solution was a bit lazy of the BM. Your DH did the child no behaviors by allowing his wife to avoid dealing with the problem. In life, we are going to be "challenged by people" and need to work for and with other people. School is one of the structured environments that helps us develop skills like interpersonal and social behavior that will help us in our adult lives.

By letting the kid off the hook for her bad behavior, she is coddling the girl and setting her up for failure. The appropriate way to deal with it would have been working with the girl and the school to adjust her attitude and coping skills for that environment. This could have been accomplished with counseling and discipline etc...

I think that putting her back into the structured environment is a good thing and hopefully they will not allow her to get out of work by behaving badly. If she tries that route, there need to be consequences and counseling to help her act more appropriately.

BM won't make do Puke do

BM won't make do Puke do anything she doesn't want to. I truly believe BM wants Puke to be dependent on her and never leave her.

That's sad. I am surprised

That's sad. I am surprised that the girl hasn't at her age at least tried to show a little bit of independence. It is only natural for kids to start to grow away from their parents in their teen years. I guess this constant togetherness through schooling at home has stunted that a bit.

Your DH should definitely encourage her going back to public school I think.

Oh Puke is counting the days

Oh Puke is counting the days she can legally move out of BM's and be on her own. BM does whatever she can to guitar and bribe Puke into keeping her around.