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[quote=Anonymous]“What do I want to be when I grow up?”

To get to the point of making this decision, and many others in adult life, you need practice - sound decision-making is a learned skill.

Having your entire childhood dictated to you does not lead to understanding what you want in life, what you stand for or ever having experience making responsible decisions. It leads to extreme people-pleasing.

“I want, I want, I want, I want” and then you get...does not lead to learning to live in a shared environment or discovery of new views.

I’m supportive of children learning to make decisions about their interests, views and certain aspects of education. As parents, we feel there are certain decisions we will make for our family since,well, the family is our responsibility. We think they need to study math, read, and pursue a few varied interests because we feel this will be beneficial to them in the future. While well listen to the childrens’ views, we will not go into great debt to join a country club or buy a bigger home because this is what their friends have - since we have savings plans and personal interests that don’t fit those desires. Is this what you mean?

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