How do you feel about your teen going to trade school?

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Anonymous wrote:My almost 18 year old plans to enroll in cosmetology school to get her esthetician's license. We may not agree with it but it's her passion something she has wanted to do since middle school. So we are supporting her choice but secretly hoping she changes her mind.

Two of my nieces (from different branches) want to be tattoo artists. They draw well and have been consistently interested in building a business. It's nothing I would have imagined. Then again, they come from families of entrepreneurs, so maybe it shouldn't be such a surprise. I'm closer to one and we've spoken about licensure, apprenticeship, and the business end of things. Let's see where they go with this.