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Or walk in a group see caminoways.com very trust worthyGood morning everybody,
I am 18 years old girl and I truthfully want to go to Santiago. I have opted for camino inglés as it is the shortest one and I want to try it. But unfortunatelly my parents do not want me to go… I have tried to explain how important is for to me to go. I suggested that they can go with me, but they refused. I suggested that they can follow me with app and I promised that I will keep them informed. And I do not have a personality to go without their permission…They trust me and I do not want to ruin it and carry all the consequences
I will not be alone on the camino as there are a lot of pilgrims and I speak spanish and english fluently and I can handle myself. I completely understand that my parents do not want me to go as I will be travelling alone but I do not know anyone who desires to go. Could you help me please? What would you do? The adventure and travelling is crucial for me and for my well-being, it is the sense of my life. Thank you
Now, now, you've blotted your copybook enough for today!Tell them you are thinking of hiking in the Hindu Kush but that you are also considering the Camino, they should readily agree to the Camino.
It was a policy I often employed, give the worst option first and have your preferred option as a backup.Now, now, you've blotted your copybook enough for today!
Good morning everybody,
I am 18 years old girl and I truthfully want to go to Santiago. I have opted for camino inglés as it is the shortest one and I want to try it. But unfortunatelly my parents do not want me to go… I have tried to explain how important is for to me to go. I suggested that they can go with me, but they refused. I suggested that they can follow me with app and I promised that I will keep them informed. And I do not have a personality to go without their permission…They trust me and I do not want to ruin it and carry all the consequences
I will not be alone on the camino as there are a lot of pilgrims and I speak spanish and english fluently and I can handle myself. I completely understand that my parents do not want me to go as I will be travelling alone but I do not know anyone who desires to go. Could you help me please? What would you do? The adventure and travelling is crucial for me and for my well-being, it is the sense of my life. Thank you
Finally! Someone who 'gets' it! You are on target, Kimtom, about being who you are and not squeezing your life to suit someone else, even if they are one's parents.You may end up limiting your life if you require your parents permission to do the things you are inspired to do…
Many parents are by nature fearful and will put up roadblocks to anything even vaguely adventurous that offspring come up with to do. At the age of 12 I would look intensely at my horrified parents and say “I have to do this” then hop on my 3 speed bicycle and ride 50 miles to the edge of the ocean and back. It would have been nice to have parents that understood and supported but they were not there. Finally near the end of their lives they began to appreciate that my life is unique and I had my own good path to follow. You too may have to become a teacher for your parents
You may end up limiting your life if you require your parents permission to do the things you are inspired to do…
I think a lot of us "get it", however she said she wants to respect her parents wishes. I chose my answer based on her statements. It will be up to her to decide when and if she wants to go against her parents wishes, and begin her own adventure without their approval or support. She is asking for guidance on how to get her parents to see her point of view. She was not asking us for permission to declare her independence from them.Finally! Someone who 'gets' it! You are on target, Kimtom, about being who you are and not squeezing your life to suit someone else, even if they are one's parents.
I worried when I read "I am 18 years old girl," girl being the operative word. I hope the perspective will soon change to seeing one's self as a woman.
You may end up limiting your life if you require your parents permission to do the things you are inspired to do…
Hi Elatkd1,The adventure and travelling is crucial for me and for my well-being, it is the sense of my life.
We were taught, to give three optionsIt was a policy I often employed, give the worst option first and have your preferred option as a backup.
I have daughters who would try that on too! One of them now faces having her own daughter repeat her mother's behaviours, both good and bad.It was a policy I often employed, give the worst option first and have your preferred option as a backup.
HelloGood morning everybody,
I am 18 years old girl and I truthfully want to go to Santiago. I have opted for camino inglés as it is the shortest one and I want to try it. But unfortunatelly my parents do not want me to go… I have tried to explain how important is for to me to go. I suggested that they can go with me, but they refused. I suggested that they can follow me with app and I promised that I will keep them informed. And I do not have a personality to go without their permission…They trust me and I do not want to ruin it and carry all the consequences
I will not be alone on the camino as there are a lot of pilgrims and I speak spanish and english fluently and I can handle myself. I completely understand that my parents do not want me to go as I will be travelling alone but I do not know anyone who desires to go. Could you help me please? What would you do? The adventure and travelling is crucial for me and for my well-being, it is the sense of my life. Thank you
No, no! That one mentions coping with "lots of red wine" and mentions every ailment you might face. Skip that one!Oh, and sit them down to watch Andrew Suzuki's "Don't Stop Walking" on YouTube. Start with
Episode 1
May I suggest that you join Camigas, a FB page just for women who walk or want to walk one of the Camino routes. Many women meet up with each other, at least at the start. Perhaps if you meet someone who wants to walk the same time and route as you, you could then talk your parents into it.
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