Girls_Gotta_Jet - 2014-05-07 12:32 PM That is very unfair to expect the child to help with grandma. In my opinion it should be brought to the mom's attention that he is starting to fall through the cracks educationally. If grandma is that disabled she needs to have home health come in and help a few times a week. And I know the mom can get in touch with you through your school email at her convenience and you can respond back the next day. There are a few teachers I was emailing at 11 o'clock at night because that's when I was able to sit down because I'm so darn busy some days. Great that the kid helps out at home but still an unfair expectation to put on him at such a young age. And maybe he needs to re evaluate his med schedule so he can focus at school. I'm not a huge fan of the drug game but if it has to be done then so be it. At the end of the day, it's not your job to hold his hand and make sure he passes. He should be old enough to be responsible for his own school work.