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[quote=Anonymous]Reading this thread reminds me of a Progressive insurance commercial.  So many of you have become your parents.  You really cab't remember what it's like to be young?  You really can't be empathetic about an idealistic 22-year-old who had to go through college during a pandemic, is only recently graduated, and is now looking at the rest of her life and thinking "are you kidding me?  Now I have to work in marketing?"

I don't blame the kid one bit, nor do I blame her for thinking, at her tender age, that she's where she's at because her parents pushed her in that direction.  To be clear, I'm not "blaming" the parents -- I'm not blaming her for blaming the parents.  That's what kids do at that age when they're unhappy.  It comes with the territory.

We raised four kids, all girls.  They had a very comfortable upbringing, graduated from college debt free, etc. -- and every one of them did something "idealistic" after college (for want of a better word) before settling down.  One joined the Peace Corps.  Another did Teach for America.  Another moved to a developing country and volunteered for a non-profit.  Etc.  Now none of them is working in "marketing" but are each instead pursuing careers that they can feel good about.  And lo and behold, they're all supporting themselves.  They know they're never going to be rich, but they also know that the corporate world isn't for them.

OP's daughter is 22.  Instead of advising that OP throw her out or tell her to grow up, how about instead encouraging her to pursue a different path?  She has her whole life ahead of her.     [/quote]

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