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[quote=Anonymous]No, you're not a jerk. Contrary to popular opinion, college is not a necessity. Sure, a degree may open up opportunities in certain jobs or professions, but perhaps your child will not even be interested in those. There are so many other trades, skills, jobs and professions out there that your child will be able to learn and support themselves and a family in the future without even going to college. (Trade schools, 2 year programs, apprenticeships etc.) And don't force them into going to college or make them feel like they won't be successful if they don't go.

There are successful hardworking grateful adults in honest decent paying jobs that don't have a degree. There are also spoiled spoon fed adults who squandered their parents money in college partying sitting in the same administrative positions as those who paid $0 for schooling.

When your child reaches that age, they can make the necessary arrangements to move out the house, get married, go off into the military all without your approval because they will be an adult. If they decide to go to college, they can also make the decision as an adult and the necessary arrangements to pay for it.[/quote]

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