Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | 18 1/2 year son - Positive news

Our 18 1/2 year old son Jeremy is attending a Technical College in Columbia, MD (we live in Alexandri, VA), taking courses to be an Automotive Technician. Jeremy takes classes M-T from 3pm-10pm & works at Mr. Tire at least 40 hours a week, so he is very busy. He wasn't able to come home this weekend, so we went over to MD to take him out to dinner. I hadn't seen the apartment he is sharing with three other guys, so I was able to see that. He didn't want me to, but it wasn't bad considering four teenage males were living there.

The toilet needed cleaning & there was a sink full of dishes, but hey not my problem

When Jeremy graduated from high school,it was by the skin of his butt; D's were his friends. He hated school, was hard to get up, you could not get the child to pick up a book. When he had to read a book for school, he would get the video or cliff notes. When he walked across that stage to get his diploma, I was praying that he didn't do anything stupid & that he just got out of the school. Lincoln Tech is a 15 month course,with each month a different block of intsruction. Jeremy has gotten 4.0's in his first two blocks of instructions, he thinks he might get a B in his third block (he thought we might be disappointed). He is reading real books & getting up & going to work all by himself, it is just amazing. When we went out to dinner last night, I had to stop myself from sitting there with my jaw dropped open when he was discussing novels with his dad and that he needed to study and transfer some notes later that evening. He still has his young fella moments, he was talking about video games & when we dropped him off, he came trotting across the parking lot to ask for money

. Everyone says that he is doing so well because he is doing something he is interested in. My husband says not to question it. I tried to explain to him, I'm not questioning it, but its like someone turned a switch Old Jeremy/New Jeremy. I loved the old Jeremy & the new Jeremy, well he is quite something. I am so proud & excited for him. It warms my Mommy heart to see him growing up & maturing. People told me this would happen, but I was sceptical & was not expecting it this soon, but I'll take it.

For any parents out there with cantankerous teens, there is hope. Thanks for listening.

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Daisy
"Sometimes you are the Windshield, sometimes you are the bug".

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