Will your kid make a big deal about "revealing" their college choice?

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Oh, barf. Weren’t the gender reveals and sip and sees enough? Just how much attention do people need?

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Anonymous wrote:Any reason for fun, joy, excitement in these difficult times-I'm all for it. When my kid decides, we're going to make a party of it. Thanks for the idea!

Embarrassingly lame.

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Anonymous wrote:Man you seem to care a lot about what other people do.

I wonder why that is?

So you don’t ever care what others do? Not ever? I find that hard to believe.

Believe it. I care when it affects me and my family, but other than that, no.


To each their own, have fun with it.

So what is your kid planning for their big reveal?

And where will they be registered?

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Anonymous wrote:So embarrassed for anyone who would do this.

This can’t be. What’s wrong with people? Please no more self absorbed reveals.

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Anonymous wrote:American culture could really do with fewer narcissistic displays.

+1,000

— an American

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Anonymous wrote:My kid hates any fuss, so we won’t be doing a reveal. However, the college application process is a long and arduous ordeal. Lots of kids don’t get into their top choices. I think having some fun and getting your kid excited about wherever they’re going is totally fine. I’m a little mystified about why so many people on here are so anti-celebration. Life is tough, let’s take the wins and celebrate them!

I'm not anti-celebration. I'm against turning everything into Instagram-worthy fodder, because apparently your life only matters if it's documented on social media with sufficient production value. It's so materialistic and performative. Have a nice dinner or call Grandma and Grandpa to tell them the exciting news! Buy a sweatshirt! But it's like gender reveals, promposals, smash cakes, etc. Everything is about generating the right photos to get likes. It's gross.

You can’t possibly have high schoolers!

Sorry your kids aren't close to their grandparents.

It has nothing to do with them not being close.
It’s developmentally normal for high school kids to want to celebrate with their friends, not their grandparents. Again, it seems like you don’t have high schoolers.

I have high schoolers. PP said “call grandma and grandpa,” not “have a party with grandma and grandpa.” And yes, our oldest could not wait to call her close grandparents and share her exciting news. Then our immediate family had a special dinner of her choice.

The “reveals” bed parties” are absurdly over the top. Are they not already having a graduation party with their friends?

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Anonymous wrote:Oh dear god! I hope not.

Oh my, yes I did!

They earned it, and others do it, so why not?

Oh dear. How thirsty. You are being laughed at.just FYI.

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I would never in a billion years let my kid do a college "reveal." But I have to admit, I'm irked that my kid refuses to post to his school's "decisions" instagram page. I know it's crazy petty, and on some level I'm proud my kid has no interest in trying to impress others. But I'm not that mature!

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PP sounds bitter. Hope your kids aren't affected by your bitterness.

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This reminds me of gender reveals and how ridiculous they are.

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I am not a gender reveal, make a celebration out of everything kind of person. With that said, in April 2020 my senior kicked the rest of us out of the kitchen for a few hours and baked a cake in his school colors to reveal to us which school he was going to attend. Absolutely one of my favorite days of quarantine.

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It sounds like another chance to brag. Yuck.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid was admitted to a very top university that makes everyone in our social circles blanch because they've written off the entire southern US as confederate Proud Boys with assault rifles and no dental care.

DH and I (lifelong Dems fwiw) have never even slapped a school sticker on our cars but by god, I am going to buy the biggest school flag I can find on the internet and fly it from our porch. Probably every Saturday in perpetuity

Wow. You sound aggressive.

Why, because I correctly noted the pervasive bigotry of my “progressive” neighbors? And repeated a few of their examples?

I’m just excited for our kid and we’re not into social media or sweatshirts, or bumper magnets.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like another chance to brag. Yuck.

Sourpuss is back! It's so sad that people cannot share their news with ANYONE or else sourpuss thinks its a brag.

Kid got into college (sourpuss: stop bragging)
Kid graduated from high school (sourpuss: stop bragging)
Kid is my kid (sourpuss: stop that darn bragging...barf!)
I have a kid (sourpuss: you are such a showoff brag)

Not more else to share on this post. My kid did fine, as with all other kids out there. May they shine their light and happiness as brightly as possible, and on social media if desired. These kids have worked hard! Let it be about them.

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Anonymous wrote:It sounds like another chance to brag. Yuck.

Sourpuss is back! It's so sad that people cannot share their news with ANYONE or else sourpuss thinks its a brag.

Kid got into college (sourpuss: stop bragging)
Kid graduated from high school (sourpuss: stop bragging)
Kid is my kid (sourpuss: stop that darn bragging...barf!)
I have a kid (sourpuss: you are such a showoff brag)

Not more else to share on this post. My kid did fine, as with all other kids out there. May they shine their light and happiness as brightly as possible, and on social media if desired. These kids have worked hard! Let it be about them.