Context: My boyfriend's son is in his first year/first semester of CEGEP. The term is ending and lots of assignments are due...
Me: What are you working on?
Damien: It's the final term project.
Me: What's it about?
Damien: Argh... I have to got online and research these political scenarios and fill in the blanks.
Me: (looking at his laptop) Wow! That's a lot of scenarios to complete!
Damien: Yeah, and I have two exams tomorrow too.
Me: (concerned) Really!?! When did they give you this assignment?
Damien: Um... well... like a month ago...
Me: (giving side-eye) Okay... so you left it until the last minute?
Damien: Uh... yes. (bows his head in shame, as he should!)
Me: Okay, I'm going to give you a life lesson Damien. It's about Procrastinating. There are two types of procrastinators, the successful procrastinator and the unsuccessful procrastinator. The successful procrastinator leaves things until the last minute but schedules their time properly in order to get everything done on time and have those things well done. The unsuccessful procrastinator waits until the last minute and gets nothing done on time or in an acceptable manner...
Damien: Okay... (he knows what's coming next)
Me: So, which one are you?
Damien: Uh... the unsuccessful procrastinator?
Me: Exactly. Smarten up.
Good Parenting 101!
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