Posted on 06/07/2006 11:10:49 AM PDT by Positive
Well, I've been around here for 8 years or so...
I don't think I have ever asked Freepers for help for myself. I have asked for help for a person in distress who is from the UK and was having a crisis in Fresno, CA...Freepers came through.
So here is my problem...my 18 year old daughter, who was raised by her mother since our split 8 years ago, announced at her high school graduation last Sunday that she will be attending San Francisco State University.
I have spoken with her about it, and the conversation was confrontational and unproductive...
Please, anybody, would you share with me any information that might cause her to reconsider...she knows I'm a conservative, she "knows" she's a liberal...in fact, of course, as is usually the case when one is 18 she "knows" everything....
So, don't pay the tuition. Let her pay for it.If she is paying, it's her dime.
Who's paying her way through college?
Is she paying for her own education? If so, she can procure it where she likes.
If, on the other hand, you are paying for her education, you get to pick the venue.
BTW, how did she apply to this particular school without your knowing?
Find out if it is a good school, Liberal or not. If so, roll with it.
Let her go. There's nothing you can do at this point; she's 18 and can theoretically think for herself.
You might have to resign yourself to having a liberal daughter, because reality sure won't smack her in the Bay Area.
Will you be able to say or do antything that will change her mind? Or will you just "drive" her to do it?
Tell her that the best happy hour is at either Chili's in the Stonestown mall or the Elephant Bar in Daly City.
Best pool table and karaoke is at Molloy's in Colma.
Pray she majors in something that will earn a decent living. Once she starts her career, taxes and interaction in the business world should aid in her "awakening" to real life and conservatism.
He who has the gold makes the rules....
Tell her it's her decision, but you will not support it financially.
Actions have consequences. She'll learn more from that then 8 years at SF State.
Sometimes immersion into a liberal enclave can be an eye-opening experience. Seeing the hypocrisy firsthand.
Some of what she observes make not register for a couple years. And some may be dismissed as an "abberation".
Who is paying for her education? My parents contributed $ to my college education and with that came their input on the best colleges to attend and those they would pay for (and not).
If it is any consolation, my parents also considered me a liberal (and I probably was) until I started paying taxes with my first real job. Also, the friends I made in college are still my best friends and we are all now staunch conservatives.
First hand knowledge of the liberal insanity can in the long run make one understand why they are wrong and why conservatism is best.
Please, anybody, would you share with me any information that might cause her to reconsider
As one father to another, I get the feeling that this ship has passed. As someone else said, "roll with it"....
Tell her you've done some research and you now believe San Francisco State University is the perfect place for her to meet a young man she can marry who will take care of her the rest of her life.
Is she getting the in-state rate?
You know that they know everything at that age, don't you? (I did...). Most will learn EVERYTHING the hard way. (I did). Regardless of our wonderful experience and knowledge. It's stupid but seems to be a universal truth.
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