PSU son turned 21 a couple of weeks ago which technically means he is now an adult. One would assume that with each year of growth would come more wisdom and common sense. Right? Apparently not. Last week in a conversation with PSU son, he informed me that he was fairly confident he was going to need to quit his part-time (12 hours per week) job. This is the job that provides him with extra spending money for the things 21-year-olds spend money on. And no, I don't want to think about what those "things" are. Before he got this job I received frequent phone calls kindly asking me if I would please put some money in his bank account. This happened with such frequency that when I walked in the bank all the tellers immediately assumed I was there to transfer money from my account to PSU son's account. Over the course of last week's conversation I asked PSU son some questions such as;
"You work Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday right?"
"You DON'T have classes on Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday right?"
I suggested that some time management skills may possibly be needed. He suggested it was more an issue of circadian rhythms or his biological clock. He studies best from 6:00 p.m. until 2:00 a.m.. Working from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. just takes too big a chunk out of that time block. I assured him that I understood. I also assured him with a little work his biological clock could be adjusted. He didn't think that was possible. His solution?
"I was thinking that maybe you could take a loan out to go towards my living expenses. A lot of people down here live off of loans."
Oh silly, silly child. I immediately told him the six figure amount that we have already borrowed to help cover college expenses for he and his siblings. His response was,
"Oh. My. Wow."
PSU son missed some of last night's Super Bowl. He was working.
