This Makes Me Unbelievably Proud.
It finally happened.
For 12 years, I nagged him. Since kindergarten, I hovered. Through two elementary schools, one gifted program, a public middle school, a private middle school, and three years of high school, I begged him to finish his school work.
And now, in the first quarter of his senior year of high school, Dylan has finally gotten straight A’s. Well, almost. He got six A’s and one B. The “low” grade is in his AP class.
Dylan’s report card looks like I always knew it could look, if only he had turned in his work on time. He’s always had the intelligence; that was never in question. But between ADHD and teenager-hood, Dylan has gone down kicking and screaming every quarter – usually with B’s and some C’s.
This year, he has stepped up. He’s finally doing what I always knew he could do: he’s succeeding in school!
This makes me unbelievably proud.
And it’s a good thing he’s taking care of himself now, because Shane got four B’s and three A’s. Shane is missing four assignments and he failed two homework assignments just last week. He isn’t the least bit concerned that he had a solid A in English until the last week of the quarter, when he forgot to turn it in and ended up with a B. And today, he forgot his clothes for track practice.
Somehow, I am not as worried about Shane. Maybe it’s the ADHD, or maybe it’s Shane’s more laid-back attitude. Or maybe I am just too tired from 12 years of nagging to worry anymore.
Regardless, I am also less worried about Dylan. Even though senioritis is bound to kick in, I really believe he’s got this covered.
Finally.