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Daughter has 3 A-Levels (AAB) but 2 years on, still hasn't done anything with them.

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HappyBlue10 · 26/02/2017 23:54

-sigh-

DD works in Tesco (she likes it, but doesn't want to be there forever, but works there part-time to gain some money). She also volunteers but she hates it (admin type volunteering but for a charity).

She has saved about £5,000 and has brought a car and can drive.

She now wants to do more education but admits she can't stand the subjects she took at a level (only thing she enjoys from them is the Maths she did) but says she hates all careers that it leads to.

She's so bloody negative and has no ambition.

She rolls out of bed at 4pm and spends the rest of her time watching YouTube videos. Yes she works (but only 11 hrs a week) and volunteering is only an hour a week.

She helps around the house but really, I can't stand how lazy she is! She has 12 hours of work to do a week and that's it.

She says she wants to be a scientist that deals with wildlife but laughs when I say she can do it, as she says no one ever gets a job in it and then strolls off back to her room.

She tried to get some wildlife experience (volunteering) but out of the 4 places she applied to, none said she could (2 didn't even reply).

I am so done with her. She is 18 now and really needs to sort herself out. Grrrr.

OP posts:
christmaswreaths · 01/03/2017 08:00

She does sound depressed or like she has lost her zest for life. There is so much she could do, even volunteering abroad? There are thousands of programmes out there. Maybe spend some time trawling the Internet with her and help her apply? Like others said, 4 is a very low number to get discouraged.

JoJoSM2 · 03/03/2017 11:45

Frankly, she sounds really depressed or something. Other than that, you could suggest some career guidance to help her figure out what to do. She might decide on uni or another route. Also, if she needs an A-Level in a different subject for a particular course, she would probably be able to complete that quite quickly given that she's done well so far.

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