| This is a very personal decision and we can only offer some food for thought.
My post was meant for the OP's benefit. Parents prepare themselves over a period of years for the time when their kids leave home. In fact, EEH said that his parents would be willing to financially support the unpaid internship. It sounded to me like EEH might have some doubts when he said he "was kind of hoping to spend time with my family in New York during this last summer before I graduate because I will probably not be returning to my home area after college." It is a transition time and there is only one chance to have the last summer with the family. I think if EEH feels like he would always regret this lost farewell to his family time, he should go to NY. I applaud him for acknowledging that everything in life doesn't have to be evaluated based upon power or money. It could be a personal mistake that he could never correct.
OTOH SilverClover, maybe you don't have any desire to see your family or vise verse. If there is no emotional connection on either side, it would be a mockery to go. Your parents will know if you don't really care about them or don't really want to be there. But I really can't believe that parents who worked hard and sacrificed for you would be pleased that you achieved success and forgot about them. And that's just my POV, of course. To each his own. |