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 ?

3Dogmatic · 46-50, M

Don’t put the kid in a box this early. Graduate high school? Absolutely. College? Depends on the kid. The world needs skilled tradesmen, AI can’t defeat that.

As to the dust up with you and the BF, y’all need to sit down and have a real talk. Feelings are to be left at the door. You are NOT wrong for wanting better for your son. That speaks volumes to your character. Keep being the good Mom!