I think it will be ok, his second draft today was decent. I told him heās got 5 more drafts before it gets easier and itāll be 12-15 drafts before itās final. He was kinda shocked. I said, dude, this is what writing is all about. Itās hard work communicating precise concepts to an audience that is considering and determining your future.
the shit thing about it is he was working for me but heās told me he wants to quit so he can hang out with his friends. Ok thatās fine but now he has no money. He had to transfer all his savings for his (measly) portion of his car insurance. I wonāt let him go without minimal gas money, but heās now down from a legit paycheck back down to an allowance of $200 per month. Heās got a girlfriend who is actually in another town, I have no idea how heās going to afford seeing her. The kiddo is just not paying attention and fucking it all up. School starts in 10 days, weāll see. At this point Iām just going to ride his ass until the college apps are done. Ground him, scowl at him, who the fuck knows but I told him Iām not here to be your friend or to even be liked, Iām here to make sure you donāt fuck up your senior year and your college opportunities. Itās days like today that make me glad Iām divorced, he can go be her problem for a week. But rest assured (and yes Iāll be rested), in a week when he comes back his ass is mine until those apps are in the barn. Idgaf.