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[quote=Anonymous]I feel/hope that I had the right level of "kids gotta make their own decisions and mistakes" starting early, like 4th grade being responsible for their homework or HS selecting their own classes and not hounding them about HW, grades, etc. When college time came around, I felt confident that they really owned this decision (where to attend, what to study) and felt I played a good supporting role to form good decision-making adults.

Probably just how Madison's parents felt. She was bright, athletic, well-liked. Her final day even seemed cheerful, typical. She had reached out to her parents about some depression, saw a counselor and talked with her dad about transferring. Still, in what seemed like a split decision, she jumps off a parking garage level to end her life. Inexplicably, she felt she had no choice. (As if the world would look down on her if she left Penn to go to Lehigh).  It's horrifically sad.

I probably won't do anything differently with my college kids now (except insist harder that they seek help if they feel they need it). And pray. [/quote]

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