Snookums and I were discussing this article about a girl who was pushed by her father into going to university at 13 and is now, ten years later, working as a prostitute. The article is filled with quotes from various experts about how going to uni early should be discouraged. Of course, the Snook also went to uni a few years early, and (as far as I know) he’s not turning tricks on Oxford Street. So what’s the difference? He says that in her case, it was that her father was a nutter. His parents never pushed him into anything, and when he went to university, they were willing to let him go entirely. Those who remain too sheltered, he says, don’t stand a chance.
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