<p>Future scientists could have more insight into the parents of the early twenty-first century by reading through this thread than from any other original source. All of this is fascinating, and plotting the directions of how this thread has moved from the OP questions to the ■■■■■ question through various machinations from (starting to be) confessional to parental philosophy about how their kids should go through these life decisions makes for great reading.</p>
<p>And no matter how diverse the various approaches, it seems that all of them are “right” for each of the families. It all comes down to wanting our kids to be happy, safe, fulfilled, loved, and all of the other adjectival hopes we have for them.</p>
<p>But I was a little sad that the confessional part started to fizzle out… We could have learned some verrrry interrrresting things about the posters here. :)</p>
<p>Pass the wine and continue…</p>