| lots of doubts..mostly by the mom (me i'm afraid)....but when we sat down with our son our goal was for him to find his "best fit"....and we started in "reverse"...meaning he knew what he wanted for a career path and what he wanted to study and that made it much easier for us to start...from there we narrowed the search to those schools....the academy sold itself...first to our son, and then gradually to us, me included. Have no doubt we challenged his decision several times....and insisted he do an overnight stay at his final 5 college selections....but in the end it was obvious where his first choice was and where he wanted to go and (with the help of LOTS of parents in the parents club and on this forum who answered what seemed to be endless questions) we climbed aboard too...
would love to tell you we found "peace of mind" along the way, however there is no end to a mothers worry....so lots of faith-lots of prayers-lots of support for our soon-to-be mid....its a growing and learning process for everyone....but in my opinion, the parents job is to empower our kids to decide their own destiny...give them the right tools and enough information to make an informed choice...its your life, not ours....and so whatever road gets chosen, so be it....over time the hesitation and fear turns to an overwhelming sence of pride...and we will remain his biggest fans and strongest supporters, barr none.....
so have faith...
find what road YOU want to travel...make sure you look and consider everything you can...and then have faith that your parents will climb aboard as well...in time!
best of luck~GO NAVY! |