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When parental love conflicts with parental wisdom

My son wants to drop out of college to pursue music and I think he's making a huge mistake, but supporting him feels like enabling failure.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Letting someone you love make what seems like a destructive choice tests whether your care is about their happiness or your fears.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Confucian benevolence and social harmony?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.