SS has a wild hair up his hiney...

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that he is going to join Job Corps when he turns 16. He has started failing his middle school classes.

While this would be the most opportune time to seize custody or have him emancipated, I look at the "loss" of possibilities for him and I want to smack BM really hard.

SS's older half bro is going to Job Corp as soon as they have an opening for him. BM has made no point of encouraging their education. She says:
Well, they just aren't up to par like the other kids.
I was stupid as a kid too, and I did all right without an education.
So, they will never go to college, that's all you need your diploma for anyway.
What can I do? SS just doesn't get it, so stop demanding any common sense from him.

...And other crap. Same woman that has SS on medication for ADD/ADHD and refuses to let him wear his glasses or take the medication at our home. URRGGGGHHHHH!!!