Am I the only one READY for my kid to go to college

[Anonymous]

Yes, we went through this with both of our sons in the year leading up to college. The summer after high school and before college was almost unbearable. Couldn't wait for them to leave! Things got back to a new normal once they had about a year at college under their belts. Hang in there!

[Anonymous]

Three kids have left for college (one high school junior still at home).

One DD was awesomely sweet and we didn't want to have her go, but then she got pissy and obstreperous during her junior year. We think she matured late and was spoiling the nest a couple of years after most kids had their pushing-away stage. It is developmentally normal for seniors to behave in such a manner that you're happy to help them pack.

[Anonymous]

Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

My DD, who I'm not making up and who goes to a top private school (Georgetown Prep, in case you're wondering) is really great. So great that she has already been accepted to Harvard, received likely letters to Yale, Princeton and Stanford, and had a representative from MIT come and personally serenade her with a ballad about how important it is to educate girls in computer science.

She does community service, has programmed her way to the best possible score in the AMC, and all of her teachers love her. In fact, they've been stumbling over themselves to write her rec - but she chose her music teacher, because her music teacher has helped her get a job singing with the Metropolitan Opera at the Kennedy Center and she really knows who my daughter is. She is the national junior gymnastic soccer champion, it's not a popular sport...that's why you haven't heard of it.

She cleans her room without being asked, helps cook dinner 8 times a week, and babysits her younger brothers whenever I can't. I'm going to miss her so much. She really is a light unto my house.

All y'all with disobedient, mediocre kids who you can't wait to get rid of need to step up your parenting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

My DD, who I'm not making up and who goes to a top private school (Georgetown Prep, in case you're wondering) is really great. So great that she has already been accepted to Harvard, received likely letters to Yale, Princeton and Stanford, and had a representative from MIT come and personally serenade her with a ballad about how important it is to educate girls in computer science.

She does community service, has programmed her way to the best possible score in the AMC, and all of her teachers love her. In fact, they've been stumbling over themselves to write her rec - but she chose her music teacher, because her music teacher has helped her get a job singing with the Metropolitan Opera at the Kennedy Center and she really knows who my daughter is. She is the national junior gymnastic soccer champion, it's not a popular sport...that's why you haven't heard of it.

She cleans her room without being asked, helps cook dinner 8 times a week, and babysits her younger brothers whenever I can't. I'm going to miss her so much. She really is a light unto my house.

All y'all with disobedient, mediocre kids who you can't wait to get rid of need to step up your parenting.

Pride goeth before a fall.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

My DD, who I'm not making up and who goes to a top private school (Georgetown Prep, in case you're wondering) is really great. So great that she has already been accepted to Harvard, received likely letters to Yale, Princeton and Stanford, and had a representative from MIT come and personally serenade her with a ballad about how important it is to educate girls in computer science.

She does community service, has programmed her way to the best possible score in the AMC, and all of her teachers love her. In fact, they've been stumbling over themselves to write her rec - but she chose her music teacher, because her music teacher has helped her get a job singing with the Metropolitan Opera at the Kennedy Center and she really knows who my daughter is. She is the national junior gymnastic soccer champion, it's not a popular sport...that's why you haven't heard of it.

She cleans her room without being asked, helps cook dinner 8 times a week, and babysits her younger brothers whenever I can't. I'm going to miss her so much. She really is a light unto my house.

All y'all with disobedient, mediocre kids who you can't wait to get rid of need to step up your parenting.

Love this.....

[Anonymous]

Georgetown Prep is a boys' school. If your daughter has been going there, someone's been fooling someone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

My DD, who I'm not making up and who goes to a top private school (Georgetown Prep, in case you're wondering) is really great. So great that she has already been accepted to Harvard, received likely letters to Yale, Princeton and Stanford, and had a representative from MIT come and personally serenade her with a ballad about how important it is to educate girls in computer science.

She does community service, has programmed her way to the best possible score in the AMC, and all of her teachers love her. In fact, they've been stumbling over themselves to write her rec - but she chose her music teacher, because her music teacher has helped her get a job singing with the Metropolitan Opera at the Kennedy Center and she really knows who my daughter is. She is the national junior gymnastic soccer champion, it's not a popular sport...that's why you haven't heard of it.

She cleans her room without being asked, helps cook dinner 8 times a week, and babysits her younger brothers whenever I can't. I'm going to miss her so much. She really is a light unto my house.

All y'all with disobedient, mediocre kids who you can't wait to get rid of need to step up your parenting.

LOL Thanks.

[Anonymous]

I think you have a case of senioritis. Once I got my college acceptance letters, I think I barely studied anymore. Sure my grades didn't really plummet, but I didn't exactly crack the books my last semester. Oh, and I partied more in those last 6 months of HS than I ever did throughout the entire HS.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stunned by some of the pp. DS is great...good student, works hard on athletics, performs community service, good relations with teachers and "us" (although he could pick up his clothes a bit more!), never been in trouble (so far!) and no sign of senioritis (yet).......O/wise, an all around good DS. We are having separation pangs already......oh well, guess its to each his own...

stunned, really?

So stunned she posted twice, although on page 1 it was a DD. But same use of ... and same language.

My DD, who I'm not making up and who goes to a top private school (Georgetown Prep, in case you're wondering) is really great. So great that she has already been accepted to Harvard, received likely letters to Yale, Princeton and Stanford, and had a representative from MIT come and personally serenade her with a ballad about how important it is to educate girls in computer science.

She does community service, has programmed her way to the best possible score in the AMC, and all of her teachers love her. In fact, they've been stumbling over themselves to write her rec - but she chose her music teacher, because her music teacher has helped her get a job singing with the Metropolitan Opera at the Kennedy Center and she really knows who my daughter is. She is the national junior gymnastic soccer champion, it's not a popular sport...that's why you haven't heard of it.

She cleans her room without being asked, helps cook dinner 8 times a week, and babysits her younger brothers whenever I can't. I'm going to miss her so much. She really is a light unto my house.

All y'all with disobedient, mediocre kids who you can't wait to get rid of need to step up your parenting.

I'd be careful...apparently one of the posters analyzes the posts looking for "clues" on how people write "....." You used some of the same words...perhaps we have the same poster every time! LOL

LOL Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The drama with DS is unbearable. Very sneaky and secretive. Good grades but horrible attitude almost 24/7. He is under 18 but does not think he owes us any information on his whereabouts, etc. Is this happening at other people's homes?

YES.

We could not drop our daughter off at college fast enough. The entire household was always on edge because of her and her rude, disruptive behavior. When we drove off, we were practically cheering. It was hard having her back home for the holidays, but it turned out not to be so terrible--still couldn't wait for her to leave again though.

Our relationship is much better now that we text every other day, Skype a few times a month, and she lives 1,000 miles away.

[Anonymous]

I could have posted this too, so thanks for doing it! I have had a son go off 4 years ago, and now a senior DD, and cannot wait to send her off. Both were nice kids until senior year, then BAM, became entitled and inconsiderate, all around PIA.
But I think mine will be much older before we appreciate each other again.