“When you’re a

whole person,

an adult,

you don’t have

to ask anyone’s

permission.

So don’t

put your life

in someone

else’s hands.

Just make a statement:

“I’ve decided to go

back to school and

get my doctorate.”

Give the other person

the information

and freedom

they need

to be assertive

about their wants

and hopes

and fears.”

Dr. Edith Eger

Holocaust survivor

“The Gift”