Cindy it sounds to me like J might have been equally unhappy at Pratt with bigger bills to pay off for her one sad semester -- but it takes a good deal of distance and life experience before one might be able to admit that to oneself.
(Just getting in, in this uber-competitive college ecosystem, is a confirmation of her talent, seriously. Yet it might not have been the right choice when she was emotionally fragile, being even more competitive/cutthroat/critical than her subsequent colleges.)
I can say truly that it was a blast coming back to a college-level school as an adult secure in myself.
Happy Solstice! I am so ready for the days to get longer. I know my days are longer than most of you, but I am so tired of thinking it is bedtime at 6:30.
Sounds like you are letting her find her way, Cindy, and that seems right to me. My nephew took a couple of years off from college to work and decide what he really wanted to be doing. He's finishing his bachelor's in May (at the same school he started at) and intends to go to law school. Its been harder for my family (me included) to accept this lawyer idea than the leaving school idea, but it really does make sense for him. My niece went to a new and sort of experimental college right out of high school and didn't even finish a semester. I think she came home in October, she just hated it so much. She went to community college and worked for a couple of years and now she's at Sarah Lawrence in a program she's really excited about.
Anyone going to law school, I have opinions about how it should beWe done. Unsurprisingly. If he's already accepted a place somewhere, I am happy to take a look at the offer/school and help plan the exit strategy. If he hasn't I am happy to walk through the offers and discuss what he will be dealing with because of them three years in. It's ugly math still.
We are in New Zealand, currently at my cousin's. (Hippocampus's sister.). My daughter has said more than once that she's peeved we waited 10 years to bring her here.
~ma to Tim and everyone who needs it.
OMG, I just got a flower deliver with $100 Amazon gift card from Nigel!!! I mean, I am sure he had Katie actually arrange it! If I had known that quitting would give me so much more respect and attendtion, I would have done it years ago!
That's awesome Sophia!
Sparky that sounds great! (New Zealand, not law school debt)
Kitties are Ok with roses, hydrangeas, and peonies, right? Petunia is interested. She didn't touch the carnation/mum bouquet I bought myself, but this is making her curious.
New Zealand seems awesome. I am picturing you guys like Tim Minchin's White Wine in the Sun.
Timelies all!
Mr. S has been a pain most of the day. Probably didn't get enough sleep.
