Originally posted by: sjwaste
Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Originally posted by: sjwaste
Did she get a D average because she was working 30 hrs a week to pay you for the car? Or did she have the free time to study but didn't?
As mentioned earlier, she got a D in gym. You get a D in gym because you don't go to class, or go to class and do absolutely nothing (even if you're out of shape, I don't think I ever knew a phys ed teacher that wouldn't give a student an A or B for putting in the effort). Therefore, it's a safe bet that she didn't bother going to any of her other classes either. To me this suggests that her bad grades were due to lack of effort, not work.
Then you're fine taking it away. Just give her a way to earn it back, thats all. Bring the avg back to a B and another $1000. Then she's getting good grades and has paid for half the car.
I agree with you on her grades, but I don't think she should be made to come up with more money. It's very possible that the job is what caused her grades to fall.
I remember when my sister first got a job. Her grades fell too, so my mom made her quit. Sure, my sister was pissed, and said some things to my mom that I wanted to hit her for. In the end though, she got her act together. She got another job that summer,and kept it that following school year, maintaining a B average.
Everyone makes mistakes, and everyone deserves a chance to make things right. Keep the car for now, and give her a chance to pull her grades up. If she succeeds, great!! You can then give her the car. If she doesn't, then you keep the car until she does. That might mean summer school, but if she wants the car, then she should be willing to do whatever it takes. The car & the money is not the important thing here, her future is. You must remember that.