Should I make my dad go through this?

Pre-College Issues High School Life
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Today, I started a competitive internship at the local uni, which is located in downtown of my city. The location is 30 miles away, 60 there and back, and my dad has to drive me up and down as I am not eligible (as of yet) to drive by myself. He has to drive me there, wait 4 hours as it would be a waste to go back home, and drive me back home again. This takes 4 hours out of his day, and costs a lot of money as gas is a bit expensive and our leased car is over its prescribed mileage. I calculated the costs as I have to go 4 days a week, and it is about $600 total for car costs. My dad hasn’t told me this about himself, but my mum has explained to me that he is out of a job. Hence, we are making about $90k a year with my brother not doing so well academically in college. In addition, my dad, as seen in a previous thread, was enamored by Stanford’s Summer College and also decided to put me in that program that will cost an additional $7000 if my scholarship is not awarded. I really hate myself for doing this to my dad and family, and I’m scared that my dad is peaceful about it when I know there are problems below.

Should I terminate the internship?

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It’s sweet of you to think of him, but this is his decision to make. You don’t know all the details and 90K is a very good living (of course relative to expenses). It sounds like your mom knows more about the situation and might be the person to approach 1st, but as a parent, I’d want the opportunity to help with the internship. I’d ask him.

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Is there public transportation you could ride? Even just for part of the way?

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If your city has public transportation, you could arrange for him to drop you off at the nearest bus terminus and ride the public transportation towards downtown. That’s what they’re there for!

Another option is to find another intern/colleague and arrange for carpooling (if you are on his way). Since you’re 30 miles away, that might be tricky though.