LifeHack - The key to happiness!

One of the most important things I am trying to teach my teenage daughter is to ignore what people say about her. It's your life, you make the rules and nobody has any business judging you. Easier said than done, especially at a young age when you're still trying to figure it all out. Our world seems to be obsessed with social conformity and teenagers are the most vulnerable.
Ignoring what other people say about you doesn't mean you should never listen to those that care about you. Yes, I think you should talk to your friends when they question your life choices. They might even help you see things different, the important thing is that they undrestand you and your choices.
My daughter, for instance, is homeschooled and is interested in arts, whereas her friends are preparing hard for medical school. It was hard to make them understand that no, she's not applying for college and she doesn't know if she ever will, but in the end they accepted the idea. Their friendship survived.

The world is full of people who want to judge you and it's your responsibility to establish very clear boundaries or draw a line, as I like to say. You must make it very clear that those that cross the line will no longer have a place in your life.
As a single mother of two, believe me I know a lot about people eager to pass judgments. Those that manged to see the line in the sand I'm proud to call my friends, those that crossed it, well, I don't know what happened to them as they are no longer in my life.