My daughter is 20. She's going to school part-time and working short-hours so she has time to study and do homework. She makes good commission a lot so she's saving up to move out eventually. She has depression and anxiety as well, so mostly I just listen to her and validate her feelings, and give some advice without expectation that it will be used. I think having her boyfriend move in has wised her up a bit, along with the job and college. Since she's paying for one of her classes (we pay for the other) she realizes that she can't get by on D's like she was in high school. It's for a job she wants to get into (interpreting for the deaf) so she's working hard on it. The boyfriend is paying for his school too, also I tend to remind him about Pell grants. I think he's more interested in becoming a manager at the supermarket he currently works at. We told them both that this a temporary thing. We'll see how it goes.
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