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I have an 18-year-old nephew who just graduated from high school. Nice kid, has never been in trouble with the law. He was accepted to a local university where he was going to study engineering, then decided to take a year off. Next he was going to attend a local community college to do an electrician apprenticeship. His latest thing is he's taking real estate classes.
My parents (his grandparents) were mystified at why he's jumping all around. I finally told them I know he smokes weed, and he'd be drug tested, at least for a corporate job and certainly to be an electrician. He has a group of friends in the same boat - good grades, nice families, etc but none seem to be that motivated.
A couple weeks ago, the nephew totaled his car on the Turnpike. He was speeding, it was raining and he was lucky to walk away without a scratch. Then a week later he was zipping around on a quad and it overturned on him. Luckily he was wearing a helmet with a face shield, but he has four fractures in his neck and a broken collarbone.
I had a 34-year-old brother that passed away very suddenly two years ago of a brain hemorrhage, and I think that has in part caused issues for my nephew (they were buddies). My brother took him fishing, hiking, etc and didn't drink or smoke weed (I'm not knocking anyone for this, but when you're a kid who can't get it together, it's an issue).
These kids seem to be money motivated and personable, but I also think it may good for them to have a career where if they know they get in trouble, they can lose the lifestyle if they lose their license.
My parents (his grandparents) were mystified at why he's jumping all around. I finally told them I know he smokes weed, and he'd be drug tested, at least for a corporate job and certainly to be an electrician. He has a group of friends in the same boat - good grades, nice families, etc but none seem to be that motivated.
A couple weeks ago, the nephew totaled his car on the Turnpike. He was speeding, it was raining and he was lucky to walk away without a scratch. Then a week later he was zipping around on a quad and it overturned on him. Luckily he was wearing a helmet with a face shield, but he has four fractures in his neck and a broken collarbone.
I had a 34-year-old brother that passed away very suddenly two years ago of a brain hemorrhage, and I think that has in part caused issues for my nephew (they were buddies). My brother took him fishing, hiking, etc and didn't drink or smoke weed (I'm not knocking anyone for this, but when you're a kid who can't get it together, it's an issue).
These kids seem to be money motivated and personable, but I also think it may good for them to have a career where if they know they get in trouble, they can lose the lifestyle if they lose their license.
