On the topic of overseas exchange and just generally allowing young adults like me go overseas alone, you'll be surprised at the lack of support from Singaporean parents.
I'm not saying all but most friends that i've met had parents who discouraged their kids from venturing abroad alone.
To me, that's ludicrous.
I understand their worries, but that doesn't mean parents should keep their children close at all times.
In my view, the greatest gift a parent can give to their child, besides love, is the ability to survive on their own.
Someday eventually, our parents will pass away and then, what happens?
Survival instinct is a long term built up, not something thrust upon a person.
By sheltering their children even till this age (21 years old), i find it really myopic and narrow, even slightly selfish.
All they are doing is to calm their own nerves, which is highly temporary or even to satisfy their own desires of having their children close as accompaniment.
Have they thought for their children and what they really need?
To that, i am really glad i have parents who are visionaries.
They worry too, of course.
But they don't let their own worries get into my path.
After all, my future is just beginning and opportunities abound.
At the end, you'll only regret the things you didn't do.
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