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aelle · 10-14-2009, 11:22 AM

Not sure where you are, Beuford, but in most countries the law says you must get an education, and not necessarily in the form of school attendance. And pleasing your parents is another rule you create. You may choose to try and please your parents, just like you may choose to get a job, but don't pretend you have to.

I personally loved the school I went to, but I say this in the light of the experience of a friend who didn't, and left on her own volition at age 13 to learn vegan cooking and put her skills to good use in a punk soup kitchen. Incidentally, she has an excellent relationship with her mother now.

One could just as well argue that it's much harder to walk out of a job when you have a morgage, children, older parents to support, health problems. In the end, they all are just limits we create.

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aelle Family Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: France - Japan - Korea Posts: 3,241	Not sure where you are, Beuford, but in most countries the law says you must get an education, and not necessarily in the form of school attendance. And pleasing your parents is another rule you create. You may choose to try and please your parents, just like you may choose to get a job, but don't pretend you have to. I personally loved the school I went to, but I say this in the light of the experience of a friend who didn't, and left on her own volition at age 13 to learn vegan cooking and put her skills to good use in a punk soup kitchen. Incidentally, she has an excellent relationship with her mother now. One could just as well argue that it's much harder to walk out of a job when you have a morgage, children, older parents to support, health problems. In the end, they all are just limits we create. Last edited by aelle; 10-14-2009 at 11:30 AM.