Not to interrupt, but just wanted to interject one other thought–since we’ve kind of “been there, done that.”
Eventually, many of your concerns as a parent will all boil down to how big your kids dreams are–because that’s really what going to school is all about–achieving your dreams.
If they have big dreams and want to live life on a grand scale as ours did and do–you have many extreme challenges as a parent to try to help them get there. In our case, two of our kids wanted MBA’s and corporate jobs in Hollywood–which worked out–and the other is just about finished with medical school.
When you get to that point in life, you should finally see the payoff for all of your years of hard work as a parent–and, believe me, it is very exciting when, somehow, it all comes together! Enjoy the journey!!