Dear Child Of Mine

Dear Child Of Mine,

I appreciate your concern for 'the environment'.  That means that you are 'getting' an important life lesson: the importance of having an awareness of the consequences of one's actions; and thus, acting accordingly.

But another important such lesson is described in the expression, to 'check your premises'.  Someone might possibly be trying to sell you (another clever expression) 'a pig in a poke'.

And further, a university is - ideally - a place for the investigation of a) knowledge, and b) ideas.

That's all.

Oh - and just one more thing, while I'm at it.   ('It': giving some hints about Life.)

When a certain subject comes up, please consider a bit of wisdom:

that a truly responsible parent doesn't give the keys to the family Cadillac to a 15-year-old, to do with as he, or she, will.

I hope you don't mind some words of advice, dear Child of mine.  They are meant with good intentions.

As for 'good intentions,' ...well.

That's enough about Lessons for today.