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[quote=Anonymous]My DS was just offered the internship of his dreams with a pro-sports team. It's unpaid and he'd have to move to another city (where he has some acquaintances from college but somewhere we don't know well). Basically, we'd have to fund his summer but he is certain it is the right step to take on his way to his ultimate goal (sports/team management - I don't know the exact language for it).  His dad is grumpy about it, as he thought that, if he wasn't going to accept a solid, traditional business internship, then at least he could get paid.

He had a low paying internship last year (which really did give him the goods to leap into an externship/paid gig at school this year, which led to this pro-sports internship offer) but it covered room and board.  I helped ease it over with DH at that time because DS was only a sophomore and there was still hope on the horizon for dad's dream of him pounding it out in a tall building in our city's financial district during his junior year summer.  Well, in all honesty, DS has no desire to be in a traditional business setting and sports are his thing (note: he is majoring in finance and minoring in stats - we did hold fast on not paying for a general sports management degree).

We can cover his room and board, but he's going to have to quit the take out game and learn to manage living more economically on his own (or with roommates, as some of his friends and he are thinking about getting a place together).  The question is: SHOULD WE? I am prone to thinking that we should, as we only get a shot at our dreams when we're young.  My husband thinks that DS just doesn't know what he doesn't know about the traditional business world and that he would like it once he had a chance to see what it's all about. He thought this summer would be a turning point.  But, in all honesty, I don't necessarily think that DH is against the offered internship itself, rather the real issue is that DS would be gone for the summer and we'd be funding his lifestyle.

So, what say you DCUM? Would you agree to support this endeavor? [/quote]

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