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You should be bursting with pride and bragging on her all over the place, just because she has such a level head on her shoulders and she’s going to have her Master’s already when most of her same-age peers will probably be casting about trying to figure out what they want to with their lives after college.</p>
<p>I’m always bragging on my son (the one who just graduated from the CSU and barely had time to come home and unpack his stuff before being hired for his first post-college job.) Big brag? I found out last semester that he was volunteering 2 afternoons a week at a public elementary school after-school program, just because he liked working with the kids. I mean… he was a senior, not applying to grad school, no possible way this could benefit him or be used to pad a resume or apply for any sort of work… and he was doing this out of the goodness of his own heart — so I told all my friends and relations about how proud I was that I’ve raised such a mensch. </p>
<p>The cool thing is that when you brag about things like this, no one gets offended – because it isn’t some award or accomplishment. That opens the door to other people to brag about the nice little things their kids have done, instead of them feeling uncomfortable or envious. (Meanwhile, stuff about merit awards and the like has to stay here on CC – if I bring that stuff up without being asked in my real-world life, then it all sounds kind of boorish. )</p>
<p>Please: you have been on CC way too long if you think there is any shame at all in a CUNY degree. If you had a kid who graduated from Harvard and then came home to live in your basement and stayed there… then maybe you could feel like a failure. Instead you have a sharp, independent-minded daughter who has bounced back from serious health problems with a practical, career-oriented plan that also is economically smart! Yay for her! Yay for you for raising such a smart cookie!!</p>