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11-07-2006, 05:34 PM
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There's hope!
My 20 yr old is a total gear head. He loves anything to do with cars! Today he stopped in at a shop that has it's own junk yard and very advanced shop to fix cars. He was hanging around chatting with the owner and ended up getting a job!
He's had trouble sticking with jobs and really had no clue he was interviewing for one today. He's really fallen into his dream world with this, so I finally feel like there's hope that he will stick with something! Yeeeeeeeeehawwwwwwwwww!!!
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11-07-2006, 05:38 PM
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That is terrific news!! I am so pleased for him! I bet you're also so happy for your son!
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11-08-2006, 12:12 AM
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Ahhhhhh Tink, that's such great news!! Good luck to your son... i'm so happy for him!
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11-08-2006, 07:14 AM
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Great news Tink!! My 15 year old son is so into cars, wheels, motors, you name it. I really don't know if he'll go on to college or not...hopefully at least some kind of technical school, but I know they'll succeed if they do something they enjoy.
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11-08-2006, 05:05 PM
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Janet, I agree 100%. Joels SO enthralled with cars that he is constantly online talking with other gear heads or outside altering his own car. He hires out to install car stereos and work on other peoples cars, but it's never been a steady income for him. I don't care what he ends up doing as long as he's happy and financially stable with it.
My Dad, who he was named after, was an excellent mechanic who worked on planes in the army before opening a shop with his brother. Hubby too is a very good mechanic when he has the time to work on things, so Joel came by it honestly. LOL
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11-08-2006, 05:12 PM
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Tink, that is FANTASTIC news!!!!!!!! Your son sounds SOOO much like my sister's boyfriend. He is also 20 and he has never been able to hold down a steady job or really do well in school either. He has ALWAYS LOVED cars and motors and stuff, so my sister (who is in college) talked him into going to technical school for mechanics. He also got a parttime job at Big 10 Tires changing tires and oil and working on cars. He has never been happier. No matter what it is, they will be successful as long as they are doing something they love. You should encourage your son to try technical school and work parttime like my sister's boyfriend. It only takes about 2 years to get the degree and my sister's boyfriend says that you get paid substantially more if you have it. It's worth looking into for sure!
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