Dependent women

United States
October 14, 2008 8:35pm CST
I have a friend who went to an expensive private college to study psychiatry. Her parents paid for college out of their pockets - no loans, no scholarships, nothing. She just started at another pricey grad school for her psych degree. I think it's great that she's getting educated. The problem for me is that when I asked her what she wanted to do with her life, she said that after she gets married, she'll stop working! Why make your parents pay for two pricey schools, out of pocket, when you're going to just stop working and be a stay at home mom? This is also a girl who was originally from California. When she started college in NYC, her parents sold their house and bought a house in NY during her sophomore year. She went to Philly for grad school right after college and her parents sold their house they had only lived in for about three years, or two and a half, and bought a house in Philly. This is while renting her her own studio right in the middle of NYC during college, and renting her her very own apt in Philly. She's also never had a job, because she's never had to. I understand why my friend would want to remain dependent on other people, but WHY would her parents want this for her?
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jaygee96
@jaygee96 (316)
• Philippines
15 Oct 08
I dont in "never had a job becauae she never had to". All of us need to have a job not only for money. Even richest heir/ heiress in the world wants to work cox it gives you knowledge and self satisfaction.I think she's kinda lazy that she just wants to depend to her parents and then later on to her soon to be husband.
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thebeaddoodler
@thebeaddoodler (4262)
• Lubbock, Texas
15 Oct 08
An education is a great asset whether you use it to get a job or not. In the process of getting those degrees, she's learning a wide variety of other subjects. She's also learning people skills. If her parents have the money to pay these expenses out of pocket, they probably expect her to associated with other well educated people, marry a well educated man, and be able to live her life as much more than a housewife even if she doesn't work. It's called movin' up in the world. Or if they're already "up there", they must keep up the standard.