Better than one pushing her into something she can’t / doesn’t want to do.My father decided when I started high school that I needed to be a pharmacist, like my aunt. I wasn’t admitted to 1 of the 2 schools in the state, but was to the other. I got through physics & every chemistry class and then when I was taking pharmacy classes – my mind / body finally realized that it was all still chemistry and I hated / couldn’t deal with more chemistry. I ended up withdrawing from all but 2 of my classes and switching my major to botany (so I would finish with a degree – the only other option was chemical engineering). Then I went to a community college & got a degree in as a Radiology Technologist – I did that for 35 years.
They are important! I have a moose that’s been with me thru chemo & stem cell transplantation & all my latest hospitalizations and a small hand size one that goes with me to the dentist & I’m 70
When my brother was married, the minister called my sister-in-law by the wrong name. I was very proud of my brother for correcting him. This was after they had gone through the required multiple pre-wedding counseling sessions , wasn’t as if they had just met.
I wondered how red & revered ended up so clean after that mud frenzy.