My son went to culinary school, and my daughter majors in theater. It's not what I planned for either of them, and that's OK.

The author (left) supported her son when he went to culinary school. Courtesy of VaNessa Duplessie My son went to culinary school after high school, and my daughter is majoring in theater. It's not what I expected for either one of my kids. I've realized that I need to help them become who they want to be — not who I dreamed they'd be. When my son was in sixth grade, he looked at me one afternoon in our garage while I was unloading groceries and said something I never expected to hear. He…