When I got out of high school (and flunked out of my first year of college) my father told me I should join the Navy. Maybe he wanted me to run away! :I
When I came home after the Navy, my Dad said he’d pay for my college education. I told him I didn’t know what I’d do when I got there and left to begin my working career. Ended up going to college while working full time. Worked out great.