[Magdalen] The "fear"; was, Medical update (& honestly, getting' a little scary).

[Jay Weigel]

Just be sure he gets the rest of the basics and you can rest easy, Mike :-)

On Fri, May 6, 2016 at 11:52 AM, M J _Mike_ Logsdon <mjl at ix.netcom.com>
wrote:

> >>>Have you taught Ev to do his taxes, manage a bank account, drive, keep a
> budget, fill out a job app, stay out of trouble, and treat other people
> well and fairly? If so, your job is pretty much accomplished. That is what
> we all need to do for our kids by the time they get out of high school. (My
> parents neglected the parts about driving and taxes, but did well with the
> others.)<<<
>
> I was basically taught nothing (though expected to know all), but when I
> got to college I learned the value of basic friendships when it came to
> learning how to "be an adult".  For instance, I learned how to balance my
> checkbook not by painstakingly reading the instructions (which would of
> course have done the job), but by having a fellow student, who happened to
> be a former banker, sit down with me and walk me through said
> instructions.  I was instantly a checkbook-balancing wiz.
>
> Because of the life he's been handed all these years, Everett hasn't
> received much of what you list except the staying out of trouble, treating
> others well and fairly, and walking humbly with whatever Supremeness he
> ultimately feels comfortable with.
>
> Taxes?  I'll show him someday how I do my 1040EZ, which is all he'll be
> doing for at least the first part of his adult life.
> Bank account?  He currently doesn't have one, but he will soon (see
> further down), and this kid who can switch out operating systems on his PC
> and other devices at the drop of a hat and find a plethora of fixes and
> programs that fix to a mind-boggling extent, ... will be a quick study.
> ("He will succeed at anything he chooses to do in life." - his teacher)
> Keep a budget?  With some help, he'll be yet again a quick study.
> Fill out a job app?  He's been and continues working with his teacher
> through a state program that helps kids, special ed or not, find good
> employment that suits their skills.  He may soon be an intern at an
> apparently religiously based computer shop just down the street from where
> we live (http://www.loavesfishescomputers.org).  He foresees a future for
> himself in the IT world.  And he loves the GE commercials of the guy who
> explains what he does "working for GE" but no one seems to get it.
>
> So, he's not aimed so badly at the moment.
>
> Me, I guess it's because my Pop checked out on me when I was only 24 that
> I'm sad at the possibility I've referenced in this subject thread.
>