A worried mother reaches out to Annie Lane in today's Dear Annie column.
Annie Lane advises a nervous mom not to overreact to her daughter's thoughts of leaving school as it could cause more drama and push her to do just that. Instead, offer encouragement and reminders of why she wanted to go in the first place
My daughter, “Jody,” is back in college for her sophomore year. She enjoyed her first year and was looking forward to going back. But she just called me to say that her best friend, “Sally,” who she met at the school, decided to leave college immediately after returning for her second year. Jody, who is 19, is sad about this and suddenly questioning whether she should stay at the university or leave. Going to this school has been her dream since she was little. She was thrilled on the day when the acceptance letter arrived. Her father and I took her out for a celebration dinner. Remember, at that time, she had never met Sally and didn’t even know she existed.I am beside myself with worry about Jody’s lack of judgment. She never was like this.
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