You Will Go to Vietnam

On Saturday my daughter is off to Vietnam for a month she hasn't been away from us for that long before, she spent a couple of weeks in Spain and New York but never a whole month. We've known for a couple of months, i've been nagging her to sort herself out on a daily basis and rolled of lists of stuff she needs to do and get done before she goes, Visa, boots, rucksack, Vacinations, anti-Malarials, break the boots in, shes going in to the jungle with brand new boots, had them for 3 weeks everyday i explain why she needs to wear them in others have advised her as well but its like talking to an obstinate idiot (fucking teenagers) every step that i've got out of her has been like pulling a tooth, its almost like she's doing us a favor, and i've done just about everthing all the bookings the apointments, reasearch the lot if i hadnt ii wouldnt have happened, I doubt she would actually be going (and when i say doubt she would be going i mean the money would be spent but she wouldnt be ready to get on the plane) and if she did she would have been totally unprepaired. FFS we didnt even want her to go, its costing about £3000 for a month, £3000 that was to be used as living expenses while she was at Uni. She will miss that £3000 in the coming years probly while shes in here 3rd year at Uni because i'm determined that we won't pay twice. Sound mean? nah she has to learn and it will be about time that she learns that life is hard, the bank of Mum and Dad is going to close. Its totally exasperating and our daughter is one of the bright ones and on the whole incredibly sensible. I hope she enjoys herself i just wonder when will the penny drop about how much it is actualy costing her. With our luck she'll no doubt go to a Uni in London so we'll be stuck with her for another four years....................