Wie Have A Lot Of Opinions

Hello. Michelle Wie finished 19th out of 20 in the Samsung last week. She was a distant 30 behind Lorena Ochoa, and 15 out of 18th place. In other words, she had a disasterous tournament. It was one of many. In fact Michelle herself says she should've taken 2007 off.
What to do? Most people say Wie should take 2008 off as well. Just enjoy Stanford. And with as little parental obstruction as possible. Be a normal 18 year old.
Doesn't that sound like any parent? Stay in school, get a good job, get married, buy a house with a picket fence....
What parents (myself included) fail to realize is over 95% of people do that, and over 95% over 65 years old are not financially independent.
Michelle Wie may be many things, but normal is not one of them. I'm not sure how much she'll make in endorsements in 2008. Or whether the media will follow her every move like before. She may not automatically get sponsors' exemptions to tournaments on any tour.
One thing I do know is Michelle Wie stopped living a normal life a long time ago. If she wants to stay"abnormal", she should be allowed to, irregardless of what we all think.

Regards,
Steve