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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow. Posting in "special needs" because your daughter is of average intelligence? Lady, your kid sounds normal and actually quite gifted in some ways (beautiful, extroverted, social skills, born into a well off family). You need to dial back the judgment and hovering and let her take off as an adult. It sounds like you can afford to help her with college, so do that - focus on getting her into a college that she can graduate from and is a good fit. There is still a massive wage gap between college and no college. After that, chill the fuck out and let go.[/quote]

Sheesh.

I post here all the time. My daughter has ADHD as well as a pretty advanced autoimmune disease, advanced to the point at which we had to pull her from public high school, which I just didn't mention in my post because it really has nothing to do with my question.  And how did you figure my family is "well off"? Well off compared to what? And what is "normal"? You've decided everyone who posts on this forum has "abnormal" kids?

I am not judging and hovering, I am asking for advice from moms in the same position as I am in.  Every parent gets to a point when their kids are about to graduate from high school and they are trying to help steer the kids.  In my position, I am just unfamiliar with steering a kid who is going in a different direction than I am familiar with/used to.  As you have confirmed, my understanding is that no college equals really lowered chances of being able to support yourself.  And I want her to be a strong, self supporting woman, not dependent upon a man (which, because she has the looks, would frankly be a pretty darn easy place for her to wind up).  But I don't know that I am right about that.  It could well be that without college, you can support yourself. That's why I am asking, I have no clue if my idea is based on reality or just what has been my experience.

I think you need to chill out. There's nothing to jump all over me about, "lady".[/quote]

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