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 ?

This page is a permanent link to the reply below and its nested replies. See all post replies »

4meAndyou · F

In the end, your CHILD will decide whether or not he wants to go to college. I forced my son to finish high school, after he dropped out. He had to attend night school for two months, but he finished. And I would NOT allow him to attend Vo-Tech.

At the time, I am sure he thought I was a villain, but today, he is IT Director for both North and South America for his company. He travels a lot, and earns a PILE of money.

I can't take any credit for his brains, but I am VERY proud of him, and he wouldn't have been ABLE to get the job he has now if he went to Vo Tech.

YOUR son wants to be just like his Dad. Maybe it's not the smartest thing in the world to try to force him to be something he is not.