Future

What will it be??? We have been catapulted forward this year to looking at the kids' futures. One of our boys moved in last year, according to the courts, as a 12 yr. old. New records which we are contesting say he was 17 in December '06. Legally he must move out of the house when he is 17 yrs. and 11 months old. What will that mean for him? Currently we have enrolled him in a PRONOE which is a type of Saturday school where he will be able to advance more rapidly with his education. (He only finished 6th grade last year.) Now we have to find appropriate life skills for him so that he can support himself after he leaves us. (No, we'll not just pitch him out into the cold, but that piece remains as yet unfocused.) He wants to learn to drive and wants to drive BIG trucks. (Yeh, I know. Sounds like a "guy" thing, doesn't it?) Anyway, first things first- as he shows maturity in decisions, we will give him liberty to go and come to his school without being accompanied by a houseparent. Edgar tried out a couple of months as an apprentice to an automechanic. While not his "cup of tea" he learned a bit about motors. Not a bad thing if one wants to drive a BIG truck through some very isolated parts of Peru. He is pictured here in his mechanic's outfit- acting really "cool" about it all.