I'm so proud of my oldest son! He graduated from high school in May and started a full time job in welding (he had studied it for two years as part of a joint curriculum with the local tech center). He has been working 50-60 hours a week as well as working a few part time shifts at the local sporting goods store (he did archery competitions in HS and helps work on bows there). He told me yesterday he'd gotten a small raise at his part time job and a significant raise at his full time job. The recent UAW strike resulted in a big cancelled order for his shop and there may be some temporary layoffs due to that, and he was also told he won't have to worry about that as he is deemed a core employee. He's been struggling with a lemon of a used vehicle he bought in June and his dad went into a VA home around the same time due to his Parkinson's so I'm so happy for him to have something go his way this fall.
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