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[quote=Anonymous]NP. I see nothing wrong with OP's approach and that of many of the other posters. Why shame people for the choices they make? If you let your kid figure out housing and getting himself to the hospital before his appendix bursts and it works out, then great. But if other families deal with it differently or are a little more involved (which is understandable if they're the ones paying for housing or are concerned about a life-threatening and painful condition), then why criticize that? People really need to recognize that parenting and adjusting when kids leave for college doesn't have a one-size-fits-all solution. If you do it differently and it works, great. If not, also great. Kids also mature at different rates and just because they're not solo independent globetrotters by the time they turn 18, doesn't mean that they shouldn't go to college after high school.

My older kids are out of college and my younger ones are about to start. Both of my older ones did struggle initially moving away and learning to deal with issues that arose but are now graduated and working in nearby cities. Both of them wanted a closer relationship while away, so we often texted and occasionally Skyped or visited and it's what was good for them. With my younger ones, if might be different and that's okay too.[/quote]

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