Am I asking too much ?? Or what am I doing ??

I’ll start with a backstory .. my boyfriend and I never graduated high school . He has a learning disability but knows his way around fixing transmissions and fixing vehicles .. I just . Got pregnant and dropped out and never went back. We have a 7 year old together .. my boyfriend adores our son and my son prefers to hang out with his dad all the time .. I told my boyfriend the other night I don’t want our son to be like us.. and he was like “what’s wrong with that”? .. I told him in a roundabout way that I want our son to graduate and go to college . And we started arguing .. in the end I hurt his feelings I know I did .. because when he chooses to be alone and sit in his truck all night I know it ..he’s the mechanic making twice what I make .. and I’m just a cashier .. but I would like for us both to agree that our son deserves more then what we both are .. idk.. maybe I should just shut up about it ?

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DownTheStreet · 56-60, M

Might approach it as "deserves more" as opposed to "not like us".
You 2 are doing what you can. And good parents want the best for their kids.

SW-User

@DownTheStreet that’s a good way of putting it thank you

DownTheStreet · 56-60, M

@SW-User positive works. and there's nothing wrong with being a mechanic or a trade. i think the key thing is you want your child to have options and not be limited.

Prison1203 · 61-69, M

@DownTheStreet or maybe hit him up with the idea of going to a trade school welding is a hot trade right now and the pay is $20 plus an hour for a licensed welder, or an electrician, or even diesel mechanic or car mechanic. The trade schools are not as expensive and not a four year deal for most of them