That reminds me of my cousin’s son who was like 4 or 5 and came crying to his mother saying he didn’t want to graduate from preschool. She asked why and he named how all of his mamoons and khalas graduated from college and suddenly had to get married and he didn’t want to get married!
my oldest got admission in 7 out of 8 colleges in U.S.A. including smith college. but my husband could not make himself agree to let her go. :(
with full scholarships in some...... :(
i hope there is some silver lining in that decision.
My father and I talked for a long time and finally decided I'd go to the Scholars program in the local university, rather than my top choice. It was my mother who knew how much I wanted to go to Amherst, and finally spoke up and decided that that was what was going to happen. She felt that it was not right for me to go for the local university, as good as it was. I was really surprised because she had been very hesitant about sending me away all along.
awesome!
my oldest got admission in 7 out of 8 colleges in U.S.A. including smith college. but my husband could not make himself agree to let her go. :(
with full scholarships in some...... :(
i hope there is some silver lining in that decision.
Smith is an awesome college. My SIL went there with including one yr study abroad at LSE. She absolutely loved it because she had an amazing experience, learned a lot, made a great group of friends. Surprisingly, which I think is very important is that Smith has a strong alumni base. If someone from Smith works at a particular company, and finds that a fellow Smithee has applied there, they try to help out as much as possible for that person to get that job, which you dont see with even many ivy leagues these days. Their career center is also great. Besides the fact that its one of the top liberal arts colleges she also had a great group of friends that were caring and supportive. You shouldnt be afraid of letting her go specially if you trust her judgment.
It's also a somewhat of an all girls college so maybe that could have made the decision easier for you guys letting her go?
Whatever you guys choose in the end, hopefully it will be best for her iA.
Re: Sending kids away to college
^ Exactly.
I don't think I'll ever have the heart to send my daughter away to college. She can stay at home and study locally (we do have some top class universities in the area).
Any other moms (dads) who think like this?
Ps: I blame all those commercials for being so mental about this where they show parents sending kids away with teary eyes (just saw one). going mental wala icon
I hope I don't have tos end my kids away to college either.
Re: Sending kids away to college
As much as I will hate it, I am definitely sending my kids away to college. I'm guessing that I'll miss them but it's for their own good. Not that it makes you a better person (by going away to college) but I see how my husband went away to college and has basically been living on his own since he was 18. I've known him since he was 16-17 and he has changed so much and for the better mA. I see other men his age that are ridiculously immature usually that havent gone away to college, but not all the time.
At some point in time and as sad as it will be for you, as parents, you must let your kids grow up. And for a lot in our culture, that usually means marriage; letting your kids become adults at marriage sadly. I think they need to be mature way before getting married so they are able to make better decisions for their future and even yours.