Why Do Parents Let Their Kids Have so Much Say?

…If I were paying for everything, then of course I would have the major say! I’m not going to spend thousands and thousands of $, just for them to decide that they don’t like a specific college…If they want to pick, then they can pay for it by themselves, or use the funds from a 529 account that they contribute their own money to; although if I set that up and added most of the money, then I would still pick.