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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][img][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes, I’d support that. I realize I cannot control my children indefinitely and they are independent people with their own interests and passions. Will I provide input and advice? Yes. Will I withhold support just because of their chosen college major? No.[/quote]

Once they are independent of my money then they get to indulge their interests and passions independently of my wishes.[/quote]

So until then they are your puppets to control? And what college majors exactly do you deem worthy? Nice relationship![/quote]

I don’t control them. They are free to choose whatever they want. And I am free to choose whether or not to pay for it.

Fortunately I raised sensible kids who will not major in anything as idiotic as English Literature.[/quote]

English major here. I gasped and clutched my ever-present pearls after I read your cruel words regarding my beloved major.

It has served me well. Every company needs a writer, a proofreader, an articulate communicator and able researcher. Hire me and you get the total package.

I have written and edited government proposals, grants and contracts, complied corporate histories from archival collections, conducted subject interviews, been the face and voice of leadership during a crisis, written speeches and submitted detailed, persuasive reports to enact immediate change.

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Ug this sounds so boring and DRY. I'm also an English major and avoided this stuff for the more creative. You don't need an English degree for these speeches and reports, you could equally have taken History or Politics etc.[/quote]
Most jobs are pretty boring and dry...especially if they make money.[/quote]

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