Now I can't stop wondering what his name is. Is it one of these trendy complicated names that you wouldn't know how to spell when you hear it even as an adult? Or is it celtic? Like Siobhan, Saoirse... I mean. What?

Definitely get him to the dr and get him tested for any kind of disability! also, his mental health is more important then what his grades are! I've got ADD and I have a lot of trouble spelling names or words unless I'm writing them down on paper (idk why) but anyways, see if he's got a disability then take the next steps to work with him so he has a chance at life! also please don't make him feel stupid, that shit stays with you for life and can really make a person see no point in trying or learning anything new. just try and be as supportive as you can, not everyone is great with spelling or math but there are other things we are great at!

Kind of sounds like you're being a dick of a parent and your kid should have a medical and psychiatric evaluation

Have you or your wife been working with him? Gosh, it sounds like your kid could have a multitude of problems. Adhd? ADD? Autism? Dyslexia? Thyroid malfunction which could affect mental status? Trauma? Learning disability of some form? or he could be so anxious that he literally can't think right because of emotional abuse or do you and your wife fight causing him to think about it and only it? do you or your wife support him and have talks with him? and this is a big one...I'm sure that the school would have said something if they thought he had some learning disability or disability of some sort. do you or your wife shoot that idea down? do you ridicule him? all of this goes into that sort of behavior. perhaps he needs a counselor... also, if you are on here to FML the fact that your wife supports your son and you don't, then what kind of father are you? I think it's more of an fml on him that he has you as a parent. do you drink? because sometimes that can have a really big negative effect on children's development. wishing him the best support that he deserves.

sounds dyslexic and probably got either adhd or add. could also be autistic, not a whole lot has been explained about autism but it could definitely explain a few things. I'd get him checked out and figure out what his disabilities are. guarantee there's something. doesnt mean anything wrong with him. just his brain is wired a little differently.

my oldest son was an underachiever in school, but he knew that we loved him. he dropped out of school at age 17, but he knew we loved him. he struck out in his own and worked in the kind of jobs that people who drop out of school often find themselves in and got involved with some people who I felt were not a good influence on him, but he knew we loved him. he was able to get off the serious drugs and relocated to the midwest where his mom and her new husband offered him a chance to get a fresh start. we would talk frequently and I always told him how proud I was that he kept trying, no matter how hard his path had been and that I loved him. last June I spoke to him on a Monday and had a nice chat. we closed, as always telling each other " I love you". I tried calling him again on Wednesday and got no answer. a few hours later his mother called to say that she had found him dead in his room. someone sold him some weed laced with fentanyl. he died instantly. love your son, you piece of crap.

He's only 13. That's pretty young to be dismissing his future chances of getting into college. Sounds like he needs some help and support.