Okay, I've done everything I know to get you to start paying attention to your school work, finish your assignments, study for tests, etc. but you've decided that is not what you want to do. You would rather play your video games and stare into space than do your work. We've talked to you, to your therapist, to your school counselor, your teachers and your principal and nothing as worked.
As hard as it is, I am going to let you take this walk on your own. When you are in the 8th grade again next year, you will have only yourself to blame. I hope that your video game is worth the price you are about to pay. If, and when, you get your grades back up to passing you will get your phone back and get your computer privleges back; until then, enjoy your video games.
We all have things in our life we do not like to do, but we learn to deal with them and get the unpleasant tasks behind us so we can do what we enjoy doing. If you don't get serious pretty quickly about your grades, you will be working at a minimum paying job trying your very best to have some of the things that you want in life.
It's very hard as a parent to watch our kids make mistakes, often life altering ones; but at the same time, there are some things we can't make them do. All we can do is warn them, explain the error of their ways and then step back and let them make their own mistakes. Hopefully, they will realize that we do know what we are talking about and do whatever it takes for them to correct the problem before it negatively affects the rest of their life.
So, dear son, I have done all I can do to get your to see the error of your ways. I am now going to let you make your mistake and hopefully, learn that in order for you to be successful, you MUST do well in school.
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