How Much is Your College Freshman Partying?

[Anonymous]

DS never partied didn't like it. Not a great test taker worked hard mediocore grades. DD partied hard 3.8 undergraduate. Graduate we made her pay she never partied because she was "paying" didn't want school cancelled even on snow days....

[Anonymous]

Remember when long distance calls were too expensive to make more than once a month and letters from college came home less and less frequently.

[Anonymous]

We have two college grads. Two in college. I have never tracked them. I’m sure they partied in college. Bottom line - If you haven’t raised your kids to make good decisions, it’s too late. They are adults. It’s time to cut the umbilical cord.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember when long distance calls were too expensive to make more than once a month and letters from college came home less and less frequently.

OP here. I do remember those times. Sometimes technology is a burden.

[Anonymous]

Yes my freshman has a fake ID and he parties a few times a week.

[Anonymous]

parties is a ridiculous and imprecise verb.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:parties is a ridiculous and imprecise verb.

+1

Only went to a handful of parties freshman year, but I smoked a lot of pot and drank probably more than the average amount and even tried LSD.

FWIW, I have a PhD now, so I’m not a total slacker.

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[Post New]09/22/2019 11:26 Subject: Re:How Much is Your College Freshman Partying? [Up]
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We have two college grads. Two in college. I have never tracked them. I’m sure they partied in college. Bottom line - If you haven’t raised your kids to make good decisions, it’s too late. They are adults. It’s time to cut the umbilical cord.

Agree 100 percent!

[Anonymous]

OK how is it that all these parents on here are so sure their kids aren't partying? Judging from my friends' parents and my own parents' ideas of how we spent our time, I've concluded that parents don't know the half of what goes on. A friend of mind found out her DC was partying and experimenting way more than she thought. Not that that's a bad thing. I just think it's strange that so many on here are so certain they know.

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Anonymous wrote:OK how is it that all these parents on here are so sure their kids aren't partying? Judging from my friends' parents and my own parents' ideas of how we spent our time, I've concluded that parents don't know the half of what goes on. A friend of mind found out her DC was partying and experimenting way more than she thought. Not that that's a bad thing. I just think it's strange that so many on here are so certain they know.

+1 my kid and I text most days and talk a lot and I know they are doing okay but I have zero real clue how much they are partying. I think it's a good idea to stay close to get a read on them but don't try to track specifics. Since you really can't anyway.

[Anonymous]

surveilling your kid at college is overkill

[Anonymous]

I have seen photos of her on social media at parties so I know she goes to them, but I don't know specifics. Nor do I care to know. *shrug*

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:DD is a recruited athlete and has to be up for practice at 5 or 6 am 6 days a week. This early rising is not different than her high school routine (now she walks instead of driving). A positive externality of her commitment to her sport it that it keeps partying to a minimum but I am not under the illusion that she doesnt party/drink at all.

lol. You’re delusional. 90% of kids quit their sport because they want to party and not wake up at 6am and be gone every weekend. You’ll see.

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Anonymous wrote:surveilling your kid at college is overkill

Kids allow all of their friends, even pseudo friends, to see their GPS location 24/7 on find my friends and/or snap chat. They truly don’t give a shit. So why can’t parents see, too?

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Anonymous wrote:OK how is it that all these parents on here are so sure their kids aren't partying? Judging from my friends' parents and my own parents' ideas of how we spent our time, I've concluded that parents don't know the half of what goes on. A friend of mind found out her DC was partying and experimenting way more than she thought. Not that that's a bad thing. I just think it's strange that so many on here are so certain they know.

It’s not so much partying I’m worried about — it’s partying effecting class attendance and studying (ergo grades). idk what my kid does in their dorm complex, but I can see if he leaves for class in the morning and if he’s ever in campus libraries.