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[quote=Anonymous]You’ve seen the school more than once already. You feel that you have all the information you need to support your son on this. Perfect.

Meanwhile, this interview and shadowing experience are 100% for your son. Parents do not get to tag along. And your son is comfortable and confident making the drive and doing his thing. Again, perfect!

Of course you do not need to be there. Your kid has it covered, which itself tells me he’s in such a great place (ready for college!)

My first instinct when I read that someone else was “shocked” you weren’t going was to disparage them as a judgmental busybody. Seriously, people who continue to judge other people’s parenting choices are the worst!!!

But I guess the more charitable way to look at it is that different kids are different, of course.

Some seniors truly would not be capable or comfortable making this trip themselves, either because of their executive function skills (hard to navigating timing and logistics etc.) or because they’d genuinely want or need the support of a parent in order to do this (manage the stress/pressure of this experience.) If Judgy McJudgerson’s kids are in the second category and they assumed your kid was like theirs, I guess I could see how they they thought you made a terrible decision?

But you know your kid. And you know they’re comfortable and confident doing it themself. That’s awesome!!! Don’t worry about the busybodies. Trust your instincts and be proud of your kid!!! [/quote]

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