No, no shame at all. I was the same way when I was his age. This is a kid who was never college bound and we never forced it. He will do well and probably be making more than his younger brother, who has a college degree but is underemployed. That being said, younger brother loves what he does and is doing well, which I can’t fault him for. Not a lot of people out there who love their work.
-D > On Sep 28, 2019, at 7:11 AM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Awesome! That is one of my biggest gripes is putting a kid in college that > doesn't belong there. (I did) There is no shame in having a trade, although > some white collar workers, and elite politicians may believe otherwise. He > gets to work with his mind and his hands. Plus, he will make six figures, if > he so desires. Well done dad! > > > Rick > > From: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Sent: September 28, 2019 5:37 AM > To: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Reply-to: mercedes@okiebenz.com > Cc: d...@penoff.com > Subject: Re: [MBZ] New Addition > > Good/smart kid who just hasn’t been able to find some direction in his life > until now. He’s almost done with his plumbing apprenticeship, and we want to > do everything we can to help him out so he can stay focused on finishing and > getting out into the working world. He’s done well and already has job > offers, which has him pretty stoked (and us, too!) > > If I can afford to keep him in a reliable, safe and inexpensive to operate > vehicle, I will. I don’t want him worrying about getting back and forth to > school, I want him to be able to totally focus on his studies. > > -D > >> On Sep 27, 2019, at 10:26 PM, Rick Knoble via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Not a bad deal. Lucky kid. >> >> >> Rick >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
