jasonvol18
Krav Maga Blackbelt
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I would support my child’s decision as well but I would definitely try to influence them on where I feel they should go.
Obviously that is every Parents right and we all have our own way of parenting our kids. But I'll take the other side of this. End of the day I believe mine should make that choice without influence from me. He's the one who has to go where he's comfortable and wants to be the next 4 yrs. I don't want it on my conscience if I influenced him and he went because that's what I thought was best. What I may like or be comfortable with might not be the same as what he prefers. Way I see it if he's old enough to vote or go off to war he's old enough to make that decision without his mom's or my influencing him to go somewhere else. Hopefully we both chose the same one but it's his life and future. I was able to make my own decisions at that age and I'll let him do the same. Doesn't make my parenting way right or wrong, just like a different parenting way is any better or worse than mine. Now I will say I don't agree with how some recruits parents are. The ones who make the decision for them without considering what they want or like. That's asking for trouble. The kid isn't happy then it could take numerous different turns. But that's each individual parents right.