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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not taking college off the table. I'm just convinced she's not mature or appreciative enough to take it seriously this fall. We sent our oldest daughter off to college and she flunked out. In retrospect the oldest needed a gap year too, but it was a tougher sell five years ago. Malia Obama has made it more mainstream.[/quote]

So basically, you have a flawed parenting style.  Because this is a pattern in your kids.  And gap year has been a thing for a while. Yes Malia Obama made it more high profile. But kids have been gap hearing for a while. Maybe a gap year would be helpful. But as apostive thing, that she chooses, and that she plans and is invested in. Paying the equivalent of a year of college tuition so your kid can do a gap year world tour does not help with her entitlement problem. And no kid who is forced to gap year as a punishment is going to use the time to grow and mature and be productive.  Honestly-- I don't think you understand the reasons gap year came be a great thing. Just that it's trendy and it puts your DD in her place. [/quote]

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