Viewed from a distance, Crystal’s and Andrew’s decisions to stay and attend a small community college don’t make much sense. Everyone is supposed to want the best education to make the best career. That is the message everyone hears, and it is how we reward people. We repeat over and over, “Get the best education you can, go to the best school you can.” Yet do we really want to be a society that stigmatizes a daughter or son who stays to help their parents?
