Miguel and I had a conversation with him. He’s depression and feeling overwhelmed by starting school again. We went through his options and why school is important. That maybe his life won't look like others work. He may work as a short time contractor, part time work or freelance. What he could do with his extra money. He doesn't have to work in a stressful environment. He can get a degree with a concentration of a hobby. He was almost in tears if he can’t do dual enrollment at home then he can’t handle university and certainty he won't succeed at work. If he doesn’t get into university he won’t go I don’t think. We have 1.5 years before that time.

He is so relieved to have options. I’ve been telling him he has options and he has more options if he takes out more loans but last night it hit him. That he wasn’t failing us. That it is truly is his choice. He felt we were just saying it. That he was destin to get a job that sucks in his chosen field and work just to pay bills. Now he’s making a schedule/budget of things he wants to do (driving distance) and we made his resume. I’m so proud of him. He even made an alarm with him talking to his future self about not giving up.