Proud today

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CuttedUpPear · 15/03/2012 22:38

I've been taking DS (14) into work with me, twice now, for a skillshare workshop where employees can learn skills which others in the company have.
He did electrics last week and today has done metalwork, cutting and welding.

The other people in the class (all adults btw) told me that he was the equal best there with another guy who has some experience anyway. The guy teaching (a very taciturn northern irish fella) said that he was a natural.

Proud proud proud.

This is a big deal for me as I've been despairing about his attitude and his future.

Maryz and Ernestthebavarian I hope you see this as you have been nice to me on other teen threads.

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CuttedUpPear · 15/03/2012 22:39

Btw I don't mean to preen but if you had seen my other posts you might understand my relief! (Small steps...)

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GnomeDePlume · 15/03/2012 22:43

Well done, that lad there and well done CuttedUpPear for keeping the faith.

ToxicToria · 15/03/2012 22:48

That's lovely little things like this make it all worth while

flow4 · 15/03/2012 23:13

Yay! :)

mumblechum1 · 16/03/2012 13:29

Well done to CUP's ds. Sounds like you may have a budding engineer/electrician there.

MedusaIsHavingABadHairDay · 16/03/2012 16:26

:) It's moments like that that keep you hanging in there, isn't it!? Great stuff!

Maryz · 16/03/2012 16:47

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SecretSquirrels · 16/03/2012 17:45

Good for him. Has it given him a taste for choosing this as his career?

mumblechum1 · 16/03/2012 17:51

Maryz, good for your ds1, too! Sounds like he's turned a corner, hopefully

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CuttedUpPear · 16/03/2012 17:56

I can't say yet as to what career path DS might choose as he tends to back off violently as soon as I suggest anything.
But it's great to know that he has a talent that could be developed, and he's going to try to get onto the carpentry day next week too (mmm shelves for me...)

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