<p>My dad always had this weird belief that the only foreign language worth taking was French. French used to be the international language, so that’s where he was coming from.</p>
<p>So, I was forced to take French and I struggled with it because I kept getting it confused with the little bit of Spanish that we had learned in junior high (no language choice for junior high). </p>
<p>So, when it came for my boys to choose a FL for high school, I was happy that they chose Spanish because my H is fluent and could help them (and I would be NO help with French!!! LOL)</p>
<p>My dad was relentless…“They should take French!” I just had to firmly tell him that they would have little use for French and they would have more use for Spanish (especially my one son who wants to be a doctor.) I told him that it was OUR decision this time; he already got his right to make the decision many years ago with me. Now, it was our turn.</p>
<p>Just tell grandma if she doesn’t stop then she doesn’t get to talk to her grandson until he’s graduated.</p>
<p>My guess is that she’ll stop.</p>
<p>whew…that was a close one</p>
<p>congratulations!</p>
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<p>“With the input from this site and much discussion with H, finally grew my own spine and told mom the deed is done. Yay.”</p>
<p>Hats off to you and your H! I’m sure your S appreciates your support. I forgot to mention that my older S who flunked out of a public college is ADHD. The younger one who is thriving in a private college is ADD. I should have known that older S’s choice was a mistake because he wanted to go to a college with classes so big that professors wouldn’t know who he was and wouldn’t “bother” him, as S put it. Younger S – who’s on Dean’s List – liked the fact that his private college had small classes. More reason for me to support the wisdom in your S’s decision.</p>
<p>My grandmother, who is a real snob when it comes to colleges, told me directly to NOT pick a college in the midwest. Decision time rolled around, and I chose a midwest LAC over a more highly ranked LAC on the east coast. My grandmother was appalled. I can’t say I didn’t derive a little bit of pleasure from her reaction.</p>
<p>What would anyone think of a kid who chose a college based on what his grandmother thought, anyway? She had her chance to pick a college back in the day. Now it’s your son’s turn!</p>