My daughter has her head screwed on looking at her future

This is wonderful as it shows she has learned from her great mother. So kudos mommy as you have dona a great job.

Well, it definitely sounds like your daughter has her head screwed on right! It's nice to know that she has her plans and is hopefully looking forward to a bright future! There are so many people that tend to lose their way and sadly I fall into that category! It is true when they say that if you don't do well in school then you will have regrets later in life and this is true with me. I'm only thirty-five years of age but all the same, I do wish that I had worked a whole lot harder whilst at school. Still, it's not the end of the world and I get on with my life as best I can and there are certain things that I enjoy doing and they keep me happy and content, this is important I feel. Actually, now that I think back on things I wanted to join the Royal Navy and this would have been my future career for life! I even joined the sea cadets in preparation for this. However, when the time came for me to enrol into the Royal Navy I went through the medical and so forth and there was a problem! I have asthma and back then they told me that I needed to have a clear chest for at least five years! Some people grow out of asthma but sadly I haven't and I figure I will have asthma for the rest of my days! So, the Navy was out and that was that, I just didn't know what I was going to do then. I tend to forget about these things in my own life and just concentrate on what I enjoy doing and that's lots of regular cycling as well as swimming, these things at least help me to maintain some kind of sanity in my own life! I wish your daughter the best of luck with her career plans though and I'm pretty certain that she will do very well. Andrew

Well, they say the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree. This means she has learned this from you, so you must be a great parent..:) Congrats to your daughter and her hard working skills...:)

In this period of time it is always best to have your head screwed on and know what you want to try to accomplish in life. Or atleast have a direction to go, a way to save some money, etc. My husband and I are working on that for ourselves, I know I should have saved more from all the jobs I had but I've learned from that mistake and we are saving now.

Hi, jugsjugs. That is great to hear! I hope that you daughter will make it in life. It is great, when a woman can have her mind made up about how she was wishes to succeed. I wish your daughter much success and blessings in her life!

my 2 eldest kids are trying to look for work,they are 13 & 15,in the uk work for them is very limited as they are young,but they are trying very hard,and my eldest has his exams coming up in may,after those he'll be going to college,he has it all planned out,hopefully it will work out for him,,my baby is taking responsibility for his life,AW bless him,he's growing up so fast

You should be very proud of her as there aren't many teens who decide that their future is important. I have always been a firm believer in the fact that if teens are raised to respect authority and not be allowed to go and do all that they want too, they will be more respectful and act much more mature than others. My daughter is almost 20 and has had the same job since she was 14 and she knows that she wants to own the small business where she works one day in the future.

Sounds like a very responsible young lady. You must have done a really good job raising her. Make sure she does not get over whelmed though. I always worked really hard when I was really young and I missed out on some fun things. But it sounds like she is a really great kid. Just make sure she has time for a little fun once in a while.

Good for your daughter! I would love to study travel and tourism. I got my degree in General Studies, seems the Toursim diploma would be much more useful!

You are so lucky. So many kids her age are still trying to find themselves. Count your blessings.

Your daughter sounds very mature. In another discussion you mentioned your brother. This is an example of girls maturing quicker than boys. You must be very proud of her!

It's so nice to hear that your daughter is very responsible and really strive for her future. At a young age, she looks towards attaining her goals in life. I think this goes back to how you have taught her. I do not know you personally but i think you have raised your daughter right. Congratulations!

hats off to your daughter jugs! I never had a job till I was 22. That's because things work out differently here. Studying here is a full time job as in full time like your classes begins at 7:30 in the morning and ends at 5:30 in the afternoon. All of your classes gives you homework and tons of them even 5 homework for 1 class! So when you get home tired from school, you still have to get down to doing those tons of homework. Besides in here they do not offer part time jobs for students. I wish things would change a bit here... and also that's due to the culture whereby parents think that they should not let them work as long as they are in their custody. Sometimes or most of the times children gets over protected and have a hard time learning life skills.

you are a lucky mom..... id love to have a daughter like that very hardworking motivated and determined...=) children of a caliber like that are rare maybe 1 in a million hehehhe i for one is not like her at all i bet there is no lazy bones in her body heheheh=) keep up the good work being a mom hehhehe..=)

That is good that she knows what she wants and she knows what she is doing because most people at her age have no idea what they want or what they are going to do. When I was her age, I had no idea what I wanted and what I wanted to do. I was really living my life day-to-day. I am still living my life day-to-day.

I think you need not worry too much over her, that is what happens when a person has an ambition or would like to have independence in her life. I wasn't like your daughter though when I was younger, but most of my friends were. They were keen on getting great jobs, good salaries, promotions and such, even moved to another city to conquer their dreams. As long as she's happy and determined what you could do is support her in her endeavors, be the 'listening ear' and the best mom by not worrying or by showing her that you are not worried one bit about her plans. You should be proud that your daughter decided to be responsible instead of just laying around and getting into trouble.

It's nice to know in your heart that you've done a good job. Education is so important in today's world. My daughter did the same thing. She worked all through school and she now works at the hospital. She just loves it. Your girl seems to know exactly what she wants which is very rare. She sounds like a fighter, she'll make it.

It sounds like your daughter is someone to be admired as well as proud of. She sounds like someone who has known what she wanted for along time. That is the real battle in life I think. She sounds like a go getter and knows where the money is and how to make it. Good for her.

If she found something she is interesting in, she should go for it. Nothing can stop her if she has great passion for it. You as a parent, should support her all the way down.

Wow, you have a very excellent daughter. Most of us Chinese children only know playing and never think of our future at age 14. Your daughter had started working and could be financially independent from parents. So great! She must have so much work experience now and these precious experience will help her with making a successful life. Best wishes to her!