Gaining Control.

When I read this "secret" on PostSecret.com, I immediately thought this person came from a very controlling family. The poster tells their family that they are not following them to Harvard even though it has become a kind of tradition. The family obviously expected it, even though the poster also points out that they do not have sufficient money to waste it on Harvard just for the name. I think, based on the little information given in this "secret", that the poster needed to defy their family in this. If they are so intent on their child going to this school, it is likely that they hold tight reins in many other aspects of their child's life as well. This is the poster's way of claiming their life as their own. The poster will make their own decisions about what they want in life, regardless of what the family thinks they should do. I believe that all children need to consider for themselves what is best for their lives when it comes to college. If they decide college isn't for them, that should be their own choice to make. As children, we will always value the advice and opinions of our parents, but at some point we need to take control of what we do and do not.