Quote Originally Posted by Azure View Post
DS is a high school senior. Senioritis has struck - big time! He's driving me out of my mind!!! Lost watches, lost phones, stolen wallet (his own fault). Last night he lost his ipod touch. Forgets his running clothes when he goes to school. Didn't check to make sure that neither of his dual enrollment courses were cancelled. Found out at the last minute one was. And only because someone called him. Which is unusual. It did work out in our favor but there were 2 days of chaos in the mean time. Meeting deadlines for college stuff by the skin of his teeth. Forgot to have ACT send his latest scores to his colleges of choice. Costing us extra money to have it done. AAARRRGGGGHHHH
Oh, I remember that year. Ugh. Here's a glance from down the road: DD, who I thought would end up pregnant at 18 when she dropped out of high school & shacked up with her abusive, alcoholic then BF will graduated from college in May. In a major that has a strong chance she'll get work (tech theatre). Let me repeat this: She's graduating in May!

So, have faith, m'dear. Most of our teens eventually grow up. Their frontal cortex does fully develop (at about age 25), they do get to have a life & we get to celebrate their eventual independence. And remember, these are his mistakes from which he gets to learn about it all... Hugs!