She's talking about a gap year

MomCares
Fri, 11 Feb 2011 12:29:36 +0000

Part of the reason I’d be happy if our D took a gap year is that I think it would be educational for her to experience being truly POOR for a year. It took me 10 years of working in the theatre to realize how nice it would be to be able to afford to buy a home and subsequently to decide to go back for a different degree.

I think many kids (including ours) experience all the upsides of working in the arts (and there are SO many amazing upsides) without experiencing the financial downside, and that a bit of realism in that respect could be something that might inform their educational choices.