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| (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | | Dear Carolyn: My daughter is leaving for college in the fall. I applied for and have been awarded a faculty position outside the States (across the pond) for next academic year. My husband and daughter were enthusiastic about my applying for this year-long adventure. If I take the appointment, it means I will miss moving my daughter in by at least a week. Of course, I had always thought I’d settle her into her first dorm. My husband says it is unacceptable, and I will just have to turn down the appointment. If I ask my daughter, I know she’d say “go” no matter what, and she knows this appointment is very rare — might never come again. How do I decide this? How important is moving her in? She is my only child. By the way, the plan is that she’d come to see me during her extended fall break, then we’d see each other again at Christmas. If any of that matters. — Am I Damaging My Kid? Carolyn’s been writing her advice column for two decades. Explore the archives below. | |
