The first step to getting Ryan on "a path" was to tell him that he can't stay in our house and do nothing. This was in response to a comment he made a couple summers ago about wanting to be independent without responsibility. That is just not going to happen.
Mike
and I told Ryan that he needs to make some goals, and he needs to be doing
something constructive. Otherwise, I am
going to continue “strongly guiding” him on what to do--or arrange for him to
be doing things—which may not be to his liking. Our
focus is to find a trade or career path that "zing" that Ryan will enjoy and can be
financially independent.
Ryan's
big priority is his book, so I have tried to relate everything and anything
towards that. Currently, Ryan is taking introductory computer classes at the
local community college. The reasons for
these classes are twofold: to see if
Ryan can handle collegiate level classes and to help develop computer skills
for potential employment.
I’m
taking these classes simultaneously with Ryan.
We don’t sit next to each other; keeping our mutual independence is
vital. However, Ryan is enjoying the
experience of tutoring me. He has called
me “entertaining” a few times, because I just “don’t get it”. Obviously, he “gets it” with ease.
The
photo finishing class is an attempt to open a door to a trade. I wrote how this
came about in an earlier blog entry.
This class will offer an opportunity to Ryan if he wants to illustrate
his book in the future. The teachers were impressed with his computer skills, so they think he'll learn the material quickly.
Ryan
is also on this kick of anything related to Japan. He likes the antiquity and culture. An former coworker of mine used to live in Japan.
She is teaching him--very much home schooling style.
Within the last several weeks, Ryan has committed to writing five pages a day for his book. That is a
chapter a week. He is really proud of maintaining that, and we encourage it. We push the other items too.
Always
trying to keep a balance!
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