And frankly, I'm all for it.

I went out of my way to get him applications for private schools, tried directing him on how to speak with his mom to get her to fill out financial aid forms and applications and dealt with him BUGGING DH daily about what was going on at the most prestigious school in our area regarding applications.

And guess what? He's failing his math class. The teacher suggested they move him down to 7th grade math since he hasn't been doing his homework for so long and now he has "just given up". This combined with constant emails home from the teacher have made me think I'm a super silly woman to have even entertained stretching my budget to put him in a nice private school for HS.

nope.

Go to the public school in our area. The one you think is SO bad and ghetto. Go do your duck face and worry about what your hat looks like there, because I'm not paying for your school after June. Ever.

This weekend he asked us what we thought about him going into the army. I said it was a great idea. DH said he should go to college first and that he should go in as an officer and that he'd be ahead of the game.

I suggested to DH that the service would be an excellent kick in the face for the kid and that it could shape him up. DH doesn't think he could finish boot camp. DH also doesn't think he'll make the football team at the public HS.

DH also doesn't think we should punish him for the most recent notes from the teacher because he doesn't want SS13 to get "depressed".

DH says he wants better for SS and that he wanted to give him a better life than he provided for himself.

I say, SS needs to experience some consequences so he can learn the impact of his decisions. No good grades, no private high school. No exercising, no making the team.

No completing classes. No college.