When the youngsters turned 18 they all knew both of us had one rule: go to school or get a task plus spend my money rent.
Either that, or find a place of your own.
Our oldest child went to the university plus got a degree in marketing. When the youngest turned 18 he said he wanted to go to trade school. Every one of us had to talk about it before deciding if that counted as “school” or not. At first the wife plus I were leaning towards “no”. Every one of us wanted the youngsters to go to school so that they could easily make money plus be someone in life. Then our child explained the trade school in a way that both of us could understand, however he said it was for Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C repair. Then he explained how much money a enjoyable Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C serviceman can easily make. It blew our minds. Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C servicemans make a lot more than marketing majors. Besides, this child of ours has always been the tinkering type. He was always taking things apart as a child so that he could see how they worked. Every one of us changed our “no” to a “yeah” plus were happy for this Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C trade school opportunity. I am so glad both of us supported him in this. It has been 4 years since then plus he has been working as an Heating, Ventilation, plus A/C serviceman for 2 of those years already. He is making a lot of money. Additionally, he had fixed our air conditioner device at least once too; Most crucially, he is ecstatic plus enjoys what he does. He told myself and others that the hours are long plus taxing however it is worth it to be able to get the heat working again for families. I couldn’t be more proud.