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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]What adulthood brings is choice. If she doesn’t want kids and a 9-5 job she doesn’t need them! She could be a surf instructor in Mexico and spend her life on the beach. Or she could be an artist, and life in a commune off the grid in the woods in Oregon. Or she could be an aid worker posted to a new international post every 5 years where housing and a car are part of the package. And she doesn’t need to know now what she wants to do. But if life is boring it is because that is what you have chosen.  I have chosen boring in midlife after having a bit of a nomadic yearly adulthood, and am very happy with kids and a house and a job. But I didn’t have them for a long time, and she doesn’t need to, either. Help her see that she gets to create her life, a great privilege that most of the world can’t even imagine. I hope she feels better soon. This time isn’t easy on our teens![/quote]

This is a great point!

"A bit of a nomadic yearly adulthood" sounds like fun. I understand if you can't share for privacy reasons, but what did you do? [/quote]

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