Two unhooked kids!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Are they from Wyoming?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

Okay lady. Be self righteous on an anonymous board, cool. And calling other people ‘silly’ for their honest feeling is sad too

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

Okay lady. Be self righteous on an anonymous board, cool. And calling other people ‘silly’ for their honest feeling is sad too

Well, I'm a man for one thing. Regardless, I just think it's sad. I'm not jealous of anybody else's kids. I'm happy with my own.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

Okay lady. Be self righteous on an anonymous board, cool. And calling other people ‘silly’ for their honest feeling is sad too

Well, I'm a man for one thing. Regardless, I just think it's sad. I'm not jealous of anybody else's kids. I'm happy with my own.

HAHA says dude on the DCurbanMOM site and looking through college discussion board; because you’re the type who says ‘I’m happy wherever my kid fits in” to everyone but secretly hopes for an Ivy. Be honest with yourself.

[Anonymous]

What is HYPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What is HYPS

Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Stanford

Sometimes it includes HYPSM (mit)

The most ‘desirable’ schools on college confidential and reddit college groups.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Maybe the kids are genuinely good, funny writers and wrote essays that broke through the clutter.

And maybe they both had a teacher who’s super plugged in and loved them.

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Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

Okay lady. Be self righteous on an anonymous board, cool. And calling other people ‘silly’ for their honest feeling is sad too

Well, I'm a man for one thing. Regardless, I just think it's sad. I'm not jealous of anybody else's kids. I'm happy with my own.

HAHA says dude on the DCurbanMOM site and looking through college discussion board; because you’re the type who says ‘I’m happy wherever my kid fits in” to everyone but secretly hopes for an Ivy. Be honest with yourself.

Look, MOM, your premise isn't true. I'm not "secretly hoping for an Ivy" for my kids. But here's the thing: even if it were true, decent and normal people can both "hope" for something for your own kids without being "jealous" of somebody else's kid for attaining it. We're not all as petty as you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What would you think when a family has two smart but unhooked kids that got into HYPS (not the same year). Neither are sporty either and they aren’t legacy or donors. Just regular educated professional people
I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh.

Why are you jealous?

ok I will play along...
Because I want MY two super nice smart kid to get into HYPSM, duh.

Well, that's pretty sad. And it shouldn't make you jealous. Jealousy is an ugly thing, especially over something that silly.

Okay lady. Be self righteous on an anonymous board, cool. And calling other people ‘silly’ for their honest feeling is sad too

Well, I'm a man for one thing. Regardless, I just think it's sad. I'm not jealous of anybody else's kids. I'm happy with my own.

HAHA says dude on the DCurbanMOM site and looking through college discussion board; because you’re the type who says ‘I’m happy wherever my kid fits in” to everyone but secretly hopes for an Ivy. Be honest with yourself.

Look, MOM, your premise isn't true. I'm not "secretly hoping for an Ivy" for my kids. But here's the thing: even if it were true, decent and normal people can both "hope" for something for your own kids without being "jealous" of somebody else's kid for attaining it. We're not all as petty as you.

No need to be defensive.
OP was just being real and you are the one fixated on the expression ‘jealous’ and trying to sound morally superior.

[Anonymous]

Didn’t sense jealousy in OP post at all. Curiosity and maybe inexperience.

Kids are probably great and humble. You never saw how accomplished they were because they didn’t brag. And guessing their parents didn’t either.

Best guess.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t sense jealousy in OP post at all. Curiosity and maybe inexperience.

Kids are probably great and humble. You never saw how accomplished they were because they didn’t brag. And guessing their parents didn’t either.

Best guess.

Really? I "sensed" it because she SAID it!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Didn’t sense jealousy in OP post at all. Curiosity and maybe inexperience.

Kids are probably great and humble. You never saw how accomplished they were because they didn’t brag. And guessing their parents didn’t either.

Best guess.

Really? I "sensed" it because she SAID it!

Here's her direct quote:

"I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh."

[Anonymous]

I guess it is a lottery and some kids have to win. Guess they got lucky x2.

Or pulled an Aunt Becky.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t sense jealousy in OP post at all. Curiosity and maybe inexperience.

Kids are probably great and humble. You never saw how accomplished they were because they didn’t brag. And guessing their parents didn’t either.

Best guess.

Really? I "sensed" it because she SAID it!

Here's her direct quote:

"I am both jealous and admiring at the same time. Ugh."

I think the tone is not the “I’m so jealous I want to go postal on them” more tongue in cheek. Lighten up