The truth hurts doesn't it?

Don't worry. Keep telling yourself that leaving your academically sound son back in the 8th grade, making him repeat a year of school that he successfully mastered, is OK.

You will be able to sleep better at night that way. No need to worry about his future as a real man.

He will just bully his way around, cheat his boss, stab his co-workers in the back, and when he is brought to HR, he can call you and your wife to speak to the VP in charge and let her know you allowed this to happen when your son was 13yrs old, so why is it not OK now.

Then you can tell the President of the company how she should change the rules in order for your son to complete his work assignment in a timely manner or better yet, ask to have his job description refitted to better suit your sons underachieving skill level.

There is always the mail cart to push. You have made sure Prescott is able to knock down the present worker in the mail room, the guy with 3 years experience, the one working to support his family, pay his mortgage, contributing to society everyday of his life, happily, with a smile for each department secretary he delivers mail to.

"Prescott can deliver the mail, you just watch and see."