My daughter Reagan is 17 – a Jr. in HS and starting to decide where to go to college.
She’s looked at a few, including where my wife, Tricia got one of her undergraduate degrees. BUT, last week, we toured Dad’s old stomping grounds in St. Peter – Gustavus Adolphus College. She was smitten.
Now, it could be that I’ve influenced her over the years by telling her stories of how much fun I had there and how that place helped to form my personality and how the atmosphere there still holds a place in my soul. Or…it could be a special place that just seems to get a grip on your soul. Either way – I’m at a crossroads now….
Do I gently *nudge* her to follow dad to a school I know she’d love and be successful at…or…let her potentially make a mistake and have to learn from it. I’m typically a “learn from your mistakes” kind of parent – but this is a BIG choice and I selfishly want her to go where I did. On the other hand, my son, who’s just finishing his first year at St. John’s is doing great and he made that choice all on his own…
I guess I’m having a LOT harder time letting my little girl go that I was my son and I can’t figure out why – and it’s messing with my head.
What would you do?
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