My son went to culinary school, and my daughter majors in theater. It's not what I planned for either of them, and that's OK.
My son went to culinary school after high school, and my daughter is majoring in theater.It's not what I expected for either one of my kids.I've realized that I need to help them become who they want to be — not who I dreamed they'd be.When my son was in sixth grade, he looked at me one afternoon in our garage while I was unloading groceries and said something I never expected to hear. He said, "Mom, you're not going to make me go to college, are you?"I paused, unsure of the answer.He was 12 years old.
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My son went to culinary school after high school, and my daughter is majoring in theater.It's not what I expected for either one of my kids.I've realized that I need to help them become who they want to be — not who I dreamed they'd be.When my son was in sixth grade, he looked at me one afternoon in our garage while I was unloading groceries and said something I never expected to hear. He said, "Mom, you're not going to make me go to college, are you?"I paused, unsure of the answer.He was 12 years old. College wasn't exactly around the corner, and I figured he'd change his mind a dozen times before then.Looking back, he wasn't telling me what he wanted to do. He was telling me who he was.
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- My son went to culinary school after high school, and my daughter is majoring in theater.It's not what I expected for either one of my kids.I've realized that I need to help them become who they want to be — not who I dreamed they'd be.When my son was in sixth grade, he looked at me one afternoon in our garage while I was unloading groceries and said something I never expected to hear. He said, "Mom, you're not going to make me go to college, are you?"I paused, unsure of the answer.He was 12 years old.
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My son went to culinary school, and my daughter majors in theater. It's not what I planned for either of them, and that's OK.
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