I'm not sure, but I think I disagree about the potential of the mind being little to miss. As a youngest girl I was told I was going to be the good girl who stayed at home to look after mummy and daddy in their old age. I decided then, in my subconcious, that there was no point in doing anything at school so I didn't. My school work suffered because I had my future all mapped out for me, so I didn't need to bother.

I realise now what a waste that was. I could have been so much more had I not spent 3 years of my school life just dossing. I got out of the habit of studying and that's something I truly miss now.

Similarly, I could have been something different if my parents hadn't said what they did. I often wonder who I would have been if they'd not planned my future for me.

As it was, I left home as soon as I could, and they lost all their children, one way or another.

LTS