Flip side: Over my dead body my daughter would go to...

[KSUViolet06]

Originally Posted by AGDee

I'm taking a new twist on this...

Over my dead body my daughter would go to... any school if she was just going there because her boyfriend was going there.

If I could block the car from leaving the driveway headed for Boyfriend's School, I would.

However, it is SO hard to convince kids that as much as they love Boyfriend, the chances of them lasting through freshman year at the same school are pretty slim.

My mom's co-worker watched her daughter turn down COLUMBIA for Ohio State because of her boyfriend, go to OSU, then break up with said boy by Christmas break.

I mean, she told her all the time during the decision process "you're making a HUGE mistake if you turn down Columbia" but she didn't want to be a heli-mom and try too hard to sway her decision. So she voiced her opinion but didn't force it. There's such a fine line between letting kids make their own choices and trying to keep them from making ones you KNOW they'll regret. Sigh.