It is fun to sit back and watch them make their way.

DD19 had a rough go of it at 1st. She is now doing awesome - college full-time for interior design, working part-time, and doing lots of volunteer work and I couldn't be more proud of her. She pulled through pretty much on making her own decisions and several conversations with me about what she wanted to do. Phew!

But it is so fun to watch them discover who they are and where they want to go in life. I enjoy visiting with DDs friends and listening to what they are discovering about life as adults. Some have known right along what they wanted to do and others have changed their plans. I tell them all, including my own DDs, to always, always have a plan b, c, d, etc. as you never know what life is going to toss your way.

Looking over this thread, many of us had to use our plan B-Z-aa-zz. LOL It's called being adaptable.