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The Miracle of Coffee
I was kind of dragging this morning, so I ran out and got a cup of half-caf from DD to wake myself up. I normally drink decaf, so the half-caf really charged me up. I got a lot done.
One of the tasks that's been on my to-do list for months now is to get the necessary documents for Sebastian to get his Real ID and learner's permit. The RMV requires two forms of proof of address, plus a birth certificate. He didn't have most of the acceptable documentation, so we went with a bank statement with his address on it and a letter from his college stating that he's a student, also with his address on it. I'd asked him to get those for me two months ago.
He kept telling me that he'd requested the letter from his college, but was getting the runaround. He even talked to his advisor, with (he said) no luck. He also told me he couldn't find his bank statements; I told him he could download them online, but he hadn't set up his online account yet.
So today I called his college. Dialed the main line. Explained what I needed to the very nice woman who answered, and she gave me the email address to write to and the name of the document that we had to request. I forwarded that information to Sebastian and told him that I needed him to take care of that right away. I had the letter via email within three hours.
I also told him to set up his online access to his account and get me the bank statement. He did, but a new one came in the mail today; I scanned that. Made a copy of his birth certificate, too. So after two months of waiting, I was able to get ALL the necessary documentation in one day.
How do you teach your teenager to take initiative?
One of the tasks that's been on my to-do list for months now is to get the necessary documents for Sebastian to get his Real ID and learner's permit. The RMV requires two forms of proof of address, plus a birth certificate. He didn't have most of the acceptable documentation, so we went with a bank statement with his address on it and a letter from his college stating that he's a student, also with his address on it. I'd asked him to get those for me two months ago.
He kept telling me that he'd requested the letter from his college, but was getting the runaround. He even talked to his advisor, with (he said) no luck. He also told me he couldn't find his bank statements; I told him he could download them online, but he hadn't set up his online account yet.
So today I called his college. Dialed the main line. Explained what I needed to the very nice woman who answered, and she gave me the email address to write to and the name of the document that we had to request. I forwarded that information to Sebastian and told him that I needed him to take care of that right away. I had the letter via email within three hours.
I also told him to set up his online access to his account and get me the bank statement. He did, but a new one came in the mail today; I scanned that. Made a copy of his birth certificate, too. So after two months of waiting, I was able to get ALL the necessary documentation in one day.
How do you teach your teenager to take initiative?