Let me please jump in and defend @HHelen. I think this may be a translation issue. "Vital" and "legal" may be getting confused here. In the USA all children are provided a free education up until the age of 18, of which they can drop out at that time. Post secondary education is up the parents if the wish to pay for that, as I, and many parents do. @Susan and @Kate2 know that I will pay for any schooling that they want, including master degrees, etc. if they want to pursue those.

As it relates to CB wearing, @HHelen, as I understand it, has a daughter that is in college now, so she obviously values education and prefers her daughter wears a belt to minimize distractions and focus on schooling. Same as I do...

    Jenna you will pay for their education even if they refuse to be belted?

      Milord Yes I will. Education for girls is so important to me. It is the best way to be sure they are able to take care of themselves and not be dependent on others.

        Jenna

        Exactly! @HHelen will not. Differently for you, if her daughter will stop wearing (something that, you will have to admit, is a perfectly legitimate personal choice), she will no longer pay for it.

        To me this is not โ€œcaring for her educationโ€

          Milord I will not pass judgement on @HHelen, who values I mostly align with. She obviously places a great deal of value on her daughter wearing a belt, as I do for my Susan and Kate. Her daughter chooses to wear a belt, which is to be commended. I see nothing wrong with their arrangement.

            HHelen No, it doesn't depend on her jib.

            then again the question: why should your daughter voluntarily accept to wear the belt if she doesn't like it and is no longer financially dependent on you?

            HHelen Education is not a vital thing.

            i would clearly disagree here, education is knowledge, knowledge is power and power is money

            Jenna Same as I do...

            well, i think you would continue to finance your nieces' education even without a belt? that's the point

              Angelina I prefer that they wear the belt, that is obvious, but I will not withhold educational funding if they decided not to.

              Angelina i would clearly disagree here, education is knowledge, knowledge is power and power is money

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                Angelina i would clearly disagree here, education is knowledge, knowledge is power and power is money

                Knowledge is power, time is money, power is energy per time. Ergo knowledge is energy per money, or money is energy divided by knowledge. So for a given amount of energy, less knowledge means more money. That certainly explains the salary of some executives ๐Ÿ˜›

                  Jenna I prefer that they wear the belt, that is obvious, but I will not withhold educational funding if they decided not to.

                  and that seems to me to be the difference to what @HHelen does

                  youdontknowme So for a given amount of energy, less knowledge means more money. That certainly explains the salary of some executives ๐Ÿ˜›

                  so somehow i learnt it differently during my studies ๐Ÿ˜‚

                    Jenna

                    Unless her daughter wants to pass her life on the lowest possible wage, she had to submit to the belt. This is not free
                    And while Iโ€™m not you fan, I have to admit you are much better than @HHelen

                      Angelina so somehow i learnt it differently during my studies ๐Ÿ˜‚

                      Maybe what you learned is this:
                      To turn your girlfriend into a wife, you need to invest a lot of time and money into the relationship. So a wife is the product of time and money:
                      Wife = Time * Money
                      But we all know that time is money, so
                      Wife = Money * Money = Money2
                      Since money is the root of all evil,
                      Wife = sqrt(Evil)2 = Evil

                        Milord You are kidding me, right?

                        In my opinion, good education is a privilege.

                        Milord if her daughter will stop wearing (something that, you will have to admit, is a perfectly legitimate personal choice), she will no longer pay for it.

                        Yes, and I find this a fair deal.

                        Angelina why should your daughter voluntarily accept to wear the belt if she doesn't like it and is no longer financially dependent on you?

                        Why do you think she doesn't like it?

                        Angelina i would clearly disagree here, education is knowledge, knowledge is power and power is money

                        Then why do you have to pay for it?

                          HHelen In my opinion, good education is a privilege.

                          As already explained in another article, a good education is the basis for being able to live independently and sensibly later on. If you think it is a privilege, how should your daughter be later on to fulfil your expectations?
                          Because the conclusion from your statement is that only if she follows your opinion and instructions will her education be financed.

                          HHelen Why do you think she doesn't like it?

                          Because she did not say it by herself. We read only your statement and this can be everything which fits in your view.

                            HHelen Then why do you have to pay for it?

                            Because the USA is an antisocial state.