This kid had 12 years of school to think about what he wanted to do with his life. He was too busy playing X-box to bother to think about his future or even do his homework now. Obviously, he had been so spoiled that he had no fear of failure or poverty and despite all her 'attention' she had failed to teach him how to think through the consequences of his actions. He could have put his foot down and worked for a year, but instead he went off on what turned out to be a very expensive vacation. His mom said that his high school never 'engaged' him. The fact of the matter is that this kid was plain lazy and his mom was making excuses for him. Most of what I studied in high school bored me to tears, but I knew that if I wanted to have some control of my life, have money to spend and get out of my mother's house, I would have to be successful.