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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I dunno.  I think lots of teens feel a need to spread their wings and leave their parents' house after they graduate HS.  While the attitude and disrespect that she's showing is not acceptable, try to understand how difficult it would be to feel like a capable, confident young adult but still treated like a HS kid by your parents.

Are her grades good?  Does she have good study habits?  Does she have a major in mind?

Are there worries about drugs, drinking or hanging around with a bad crowd?

If not, maybe it's time to let her go...

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I never "spoiled the nest" with my parents. I respected the heck out of them for saving the money to send me to my dream college.

Her grades are good. Study habits non existent. No major in mind. Yes, worried about immaturity and inability to balance partying and academics. And obviously, there's this lack of appreciation for the money on the line.[/quote]

If you don't think that she'll be a serious student, it may be best for her to go to a community college and maybe work a part time job.  17 is young and another year under her belt might make all the difference.[/quote]

Kids that go to community college and live at home are often behind their peers for years. It's not a good idea unless the child is not successful at the 4 year college. I have seen a lot of promising young people still at the 2 year community college 4-6 years later, plodding along..[/quote]

Which do you want her to have as her peer group for the next few years?
Kids who failed out of high school or who did so poorly that they couldn't get into a 4 year school mixed in with a few who can't afford college, or motivated students at a decent 4 year school?  [/quote]

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