I understand your point, though I agree that this probably wasn’t the right place for the vent.
I was giving extra help/makeups one day after school, and asked one of my seniors where she’s going to school next year. She’s kind of a non-descript kid: nice enough, but not incredibly memorable with a habit of sleeping in class when she’s not absent.
It turns out she’s taking a “gap year.” On the day she turned 18, dad stopped paying her way (that’s her explanation; I have no idea of the actual custody/support agreement.) So she’s been working every shift she can at the supermarket (hence the sleep and absences) hoping to save enough money to buy a car so she can get a better job.
She’s an 18 year old kid.
Graduation this weekend will mark the end of her education, at least for the forseeable future.