Great to hear about your son. Sounds like he has his head screwed on properly and will be fine. You should be proud of yourselves along with him.
One of my friends in High School only made it to 25 before he crashed and died. Drugs weren’t the issue, but he indulged in too many things that he shouldn’t have and we couldn’t keep him out of harms way forever. My other friends have all excelled and seem to be doing very well all these decades later.
I became a Field Engineer and have had an honest, hard working career now for over 40 years, even though I indulge daily (on my free time, of course, and never during work hours).
Ready for retirement? Already retired? :)
Our son gets his good habits from mom. She was a taskmaster when he was growing up and all through K-12. But loving too. And he appreciated it when he was older — he said so.
Me? I had to “sow my oats” until I got on track and finished college. Probably your typical path as a young kid. Our son was not typical... jumped right into college and then on to masters.
Hey, our sons friend, the friend that I was talking about, contacted my wife yesterday asking for our sons phone number. Maybe they’ll reconnect. Son’s friend was a smart kid too. Just very little positive guidance when he was growing up and in school. Truth be told, his mother was and is an idiot. Dad was good example but never around — they were divorced.