Food for thought
What do you hope your kids would say to this at the age of 20?
[From the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine]
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From the touching to the hilarious, students divulge insights into their upbringing—and how they’ll raise the next generation.What don’t your parents understand about you?
What I want to do with my life.
That if I haven’t talked to them in a few days, I’m still OKAY, just a bit busy.
I’m not as smart as they think I am.
That I’m gay.
I lie to them about my drug use.
All of the pressures that I have to deal with as a Dartmouth College student.
My parents are of Asian heritage….They don’t approve of the values I uphold due to my Americanization.
My personal philosophies on life, religion and politics. We never really talk deeply about anything. It’s almost a business relationship.
I am not a virgin.
Why I’ve made some bad choices. (But I don’t understand either.)
My choice of English as a major, my lack of interest in finding a high-paying job and my choice to be an atheist.
Yes, I could be an investment banker if I wanted to…but NO, I DON’T WANT TO!
That I’m, sadly, not their little girl anymore.
They don’t understand that I’ve changed a lot since I’ve been at college.
That pushing myself to my limit actually makes me happy.
My sense of humor.
Why I’m not trying harder to look for a job after graduation.
That I really don’t know what I want to do after college.
Who I am.
That perhaps near the top of the list of things I value in this world is them.
That I am a growing, independent person who isn’t still 10 years old.
