My lovely dd1 is causing me some heartache. She is a lovely girl but really shy. She is enjoying 6th form but when we try to talk to her about what she might do when she finishes school next summer she gets quite upset.
She seems unable to cope with the thought that life as she knows it will cease and she needs to take the next step. I would like to say that we reassure her that we are certainly not trying to get rid of her and she can stay here forever etc. But the reality is that she will need to do something, even if that turns out to be getting a job and staying here with us.
I was desperate to leave home at 17/18 and my first day at uni. couldn't come soon enough so I cannot relate to this easily. It is a huge compliment that she is so happy here but I want her to get out there and see what the world has to offer. In summer she will go with school to look around some universities and I hope she will get swept along with the general excitement.
I feel like I am the only mum with a child who is so scared of the future. Have any of you had a similar experience and how did it work out? By the way I don't think this reluctance has anything to do with fear over tuition fees and debt. She even gets homesick when we go for a weeks family holiday. She just loves her home and doesn't want life to change.
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mrsrhodgilbert · 15/02/2011 13:08
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