Hoping to get some tips from some of you moms. I'm at my wits end. My son is the master of doing the least possible at the last possible moment. He wanted to do a run with me but training with him was so miserable. I let him set the pace. I found fun places to run. He would act so ugly when people were around that I would get ugly looks. He would pretend to almost cry like I was chasing him with a whip. I told him that he didn't have to do it but he said it was important to him. Next couple of runs were fun. Then suddenly he starts the dramatics again. I've left it to him. We'll run when he wants to. We haven't. The race is in a week and he won't be able to do it. Fine, except it's the same with every aspect of his life. I thought this would help him learn to work towards something. He just brought home a 42 on a test. He was going to study tonight. He thought the test was tomorrow. Even if it was, he was still waiting until the absolute last minute to study. Our neighborhood school is horrible starting next year and I'm doing everything I can to get him in a great, interesting school. I've done everything I can and waiting to find out. Once he's in, he'll have to maintain the grades to be there. He's smart, but he doesn't put forth any effort. He's a decent baseball player but gives me grief for every practice. I cannot think of one thing he is passionate about and I'm really sad and frustrated right now.