University Entrance Exam Diary | Should I Interfere with My Child's Career Path? That Day, I Spoke Up
A child's career path is for the child to decide.
I have always thought so.
I still think so today.
But, one day.
For the first time, I crossed that line.
I want to record the hesitation of that day and the changes that followed here.
This article is the 8th installment of the "Hazuki Family x University Entrance Exam Project | Second Daughter Edition" series.
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I want to respect my child's career path
I want my child to decide their own career path.
Because I believe that is their life to live.
That is why I am always waiting for these words.
"Mom. I want to go to this university (high school)."
And if they tell me that.
I intend to respect my child's opinion.
I have always done so until now.
But, I spoke up for the first time
However.
In the spring of her second year of high school.
Seeing my second daughter's mental state become unstable every time she took a mock exam.
I finally said it.
"National universities are a heavy burden, so why not choose a private one where you can take the exam with three subjects?"
I didn't really want to say these words.
I wanted her to decide for herself which university to take the exam for.
Even so.
To protect my second daughter's heart, I ended up saying it.
▼I have written about this in detail in this article.
Just this once, I wanted to prioritize stabilizing her mental state
It might be a bit of an overstatement.
There are no regrets when you decide for yourself.
At least, that was the case for me.
I have a personality where I want to decide everything myself.
Perhaps that is why I don't have many major regrets in life (laughs).
That is why.
I truly want my second daughter to decide for herself as well.
But if I didn't say it here.
She might not make it in time for the entrance exams.
With that impatience, I ended up saying it.
Just this once, I wanted to prioritize stabilizing her mental state.
I believe entrance exams are all about mental state
During this period, my second daughter and I talked many times.
Not just about studying.
"You can't fight entrance exams if your mental state isn't stable, right?
To achieve that, what should we prioritize now?"
We talked a lot about things like that.
For my part, I wanted her to make choices that would first stabilize her heart.
I am glad I spoke up that day
That is why, on that day.
I stepped into my second daughter's career path for the first time.
After that, my second daughter.
Thought about the university she wanted to go to and her mental state many times.
And then,Ultimately, she decided for herself to aim for a national university.
I was truly happy about that.
And I even felt a sense of reliability in my second daughter.
That day.
I spoke up for the first time.
But that has led to the second daughter I see today.
That is why.
I think it was the right thing to do.
This article was the 8th installment of the "Hazuki Family x University Entrance Exam Project | Second Daughter Edition" series.
▶Next time, the 9th installment is here
▶The 1st installment ishere
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