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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]saying she HAS to drop the course ... I told her no[/quote]

You are not responsible for he decisions anymore. She shouldn't be getting your permission. Ideally it shouldn't occur to her to ask for your permission.

Her life/her choices/her mistakes. Yes/your money perhaps. You can decide to pay or not, or make her reimburse you, whatever - but that's your role: money. And not much else.
Maybe to listen. If she wants to vent. She may talk to you like a friend. But like a friend, a friend is not going to say, "you can't do xx".[/quote]

See I had parents like you in college, and it sucked.  If her DD is calling home and asking for permission, her DD needs help.  Yes, she is adult but it is a tough decision and can have ramifications both financial and education wise.  The biggest mistake my parents made was believing that just because I went off to college I had it all figured out no longer need help or guidance. I made that same mistake myself and stopped asking for support.  Looking back now, I see my friends who had the biggest support from their parents in college and grad school made it much further and had an easier time.  BTW I am almost 50. [/quote]

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