Well...
I will tell you this, and I am SURE it's WAY different for a Father/Daughter relationship, but I was also the baby boy, so in some ways it's got to be similar:

When I went to The Citadel, he fought tooth and nail...until he came down for Parents weekend and saw me doing so well and being all 'cadet-y'.

When I chose the Marines, he was unhappy with that and we had more than a couple of battles/arguments over that...until he came down to OCS at Quantico and then later, when he met my Commanding Officer and the CO said some glowing things about my service.

Then, just as he was comfy with my being a Jarhead, I up and decided I wanted to make $ and wanted to move to NY. I left in August. he didnt speak to me until November. That was the longest couple of months in my life. Two weeks after Thanksgiving, he and Mom came up to NY to visit and do some Christmas shopping and I led them around NYC as if I'd lived their my whole life, had a great apartment and introduced him to my bosses at the firm.

Its plain fear. Particularly a guy as old school as your Father. He just wants whats best for his little girl. Dont hate him. Just understand him. And keep him informed about where you apply and have an interview. Let him feel like he is still 'helping' you and not just financially and I am SURE he will come round.

The Prayers most definitely will continue. I ALWAYS root for the underdog. :) (not that you're a dog...I mean, well, you know what I mean...I hope.)

:I
( Citadel Because the world needs less morons, Fri 6 Jun 2008, 5:09, Reply)