Posted by AuntieMel on April 12, 2005, at 14:56:38
In reply to Re: How do I deal with this?, posted by stresser on April 12, 2005, at 12:59:38
Of course I don't know your daughter.... but:
My rotton, temper tantrum throwing, selfish, slob, not studious daughter told us she didn't think she was 'ready' to go away. Her therapist told her she wasn't 'emotionally stable' enough.
We fired the therapist and told her she was ready.
I'm a *firm* believer in away college. It gives the kids a chance to mature and test the maturity while still being in a semi-sheltered environment.
We all agreed on a smaller state college with a good teacher/student ratio. She liked it because it was on it's own little island with it's own little private beach, with bigger beaches nearby. We insisted she live the first 2 years on campus, but the on-campus housing is nice.
The first year was tough for all of us as she grew (thank heavens for unlimited sprint-to-sprint) and her grades weren't great (Bs and Cs) but I'm glad she did it. Last semester she got a 3.4 - including an A in anatomy.
I don't think this would have happened if she'd stayed at home.
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