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The onus is on us as parents to be flexible and to accept when our children’s decisions differ from what we think is the “right” path, said the writer.
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Jill Lim
SINGAPORE – At the end of the first day, my husband and I exchanged a silent glance, one with a bit of relief.
Our daughter looked tired but not distraught. She was not chatty, but she was not silent either. She was not saying: “I quit.”
