| I saw the same thing with my step daughter. Very high flying high school career. She got into Ivy ED. In January she was sprawled on the couch at 8 pm on a week night (VERY unusual). When questioned she replied "I never had a childhood." While trying mightily to stifle an eye roll I recognized she was right. She has spent the last four years getting a 4.9/5 GPA (struggling through AP Physics as a poet), amassing amazing board scores and leadership roles. She really had no "free play" time.
I would suggest you cut your daughter some slack. True, she can't slide far from the path without jeopardizing the very thing she worked so hard to achieve. But I sincerely doubt that the young woman you knew for the last four years would suddenly devolve into Harold and Kumar's friend visiting White Castle.
Practice with me now--deep yoga breath. Deep yoga breath. Shot of scotch. Deep yoga breath. |