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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

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Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

I believe the correct spelling is “Naw,” not “nah.”

Do better.

DP. Merriam Webster suggests you take your own advice.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nah
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nah#word-history

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Anonymous wrote:In the college discussion area, whenever a college in the midwest or south is mentioned, the (apparently) same lady always feels compelled to interject that it’s not particularly easy to get an abortion in that state, so she would never let her kids consider a college in that state.

I’ve posted before that my kids won’t consider red states for a variety of reasons, including women’s healthcare. I see others posting about it as well.

OK, psycho.

Seems like you’re triggered by women having health care. Are you also triggered by LGBTQ kids?

Excuse me, but the correct acronym is LGTBQIA+

Please do better.

What does the I stand for? Incels?

Were you trying to make a lame joke? You failed if so. It was not funny. But you did expose your bigotry.

Everyone knows the “I” stands for intersex peoples.

Even people who are 100% in favor of every possible sexual identity have to be amused by each additional letter added to LGBT…. It’s become a Portlandia satire of itself.

It’s like back in the day when McDonald’s had those signs that said like “Over 500,000,000 served” and they kept adding zeros until it just got to be too much & they finally gave up. So why not just say you support people of all types, A-Z, and be done with it?

I'm just mad that they took the beautifully designed rainbow flag and turned it into a very ugly and incoherent one, with all those additions! I don't mind anyone getting some advocacy and rights, but hands off beautiful design. And now if you fly the rainbow flag it looks like you're anti trans rights - no, just pro good design!

My only issue with the new flag is it looks like South Africa’s flag

The minuscule number of these other deviant sexual identities trying to hitch a ride on the coattails of hard-fought rights for homosexuals is annoying though, to be sure.

+1. And I think that's why the BDSM, daddy-daughter, etc community is no longer associated with the queer community. A few years ago there was a push to make all kink be considered queer and therefore protected. Sorry, no. Liking to wear a diaper in public isn't exactly the same as being gay. Just no.

So “LGBTQ” still works for you?

Or do you also struggle with that…

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

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Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

Why do you keep posting the same thing? It’s like you’re just begging for someone to ask you the name of the school you’ve been trashing because of your “admittedly limited” interactions with a small number of alumni.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

Why do you keep posting the same thing? It’s like you’re just begging for someone to ask you the name of the school you’ve been trashing because of your “admittedly limited” interactions with a small number of alumni.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

+1

Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I do the same thing for two schools. I share my negatives experiences. Nothing wrong with that.

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

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Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

Why do you keep posting the same thing? It’s like you’re just begging for someone to ask you the name of the school you’ve been trashing because of your “admittedly limited” interactions with a small number of alumni.

I posted the original comment and then this recent one. The rest of the discussion has been with other posters. I was just coming to defend myself against the inaccurate accusations that I post threads with the intent to criticize a school. I don't, though I agree that would be obsessive.

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Anonymous wrote:Brunch Grandma!!

Eye Candy was the best

And Spirit Reader!

There’s a lady in the parenting forum who has 5 kids that are all grown and she’s extremely smug about her parenting and pops onto lots of threads

There’s a lady in the SN forum who has a child with epilepsy. Anytime I post about my child with epilepsy, she identifies all my previous posts and links to them. So I’ll be asking about X, and instead of talking about X, she digs up my old threads and says I should be talking about Y and Z, not X. I can’t post on there anymore because of her.

Oh yeah. She's smug about her weight too, but defensive because she SAH. SAH seems necessary with five kids though - maybe that's why she cranked so many out. I bet family gatherings are fun though.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m convinced my dear friend is on here. She has a unique cadence to her writing, and I recognize it sometimes. Some of the posts also sound like her family situation. She’s smart, funny, and just a general pleasure to be around. Whether or not it’s true, it makes me happy to imagine her behind the computer.

Can you say good friend instead of dear friend so we don't all vomit?

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Anonymous wrote:I have 2 HS students, and started reading the college section, and there is at least 1 poster who hates U of Pitt, refers to it as a DMV safety school that everyone applies to and no one gets in to; also the basher of Northeastern University, who rails on them for "gaming the system" even though it seems like a popular choice at our public HS

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Some parents make it so obvious that their DC were not admitted to that particular school. I seriously feel bad for their DC, since the parents are so obviously fixated.

There is a school I sometimes rag on in the College forum and it's not because my kid was rejected. It's because I've known/worked with three different alumni from the school who were both generally awful and also suuuuuuper into their alma mater, and therefore I have nothing positive to say about it even though it's probably not a a terrible school and there are probably kids who are very happy there. I don't think my kid will have any interest in it because of it's location and vibe, but if she did apply, I would be privately relieved if she didn't get in because I don't want anything to do with it.

You do realize this makes you sound really, really crazy? 😳😳

This is not even crazy, much less "really, really crazy"/shocked emoji crazy.

Someone has negative associations with a school based on negative experiences with multiple alumni. This is how many people develop opinions of schools they didn't attend?

Nah, it’s crazy. If you are repeatedly slamming a school you have no association with because over the course of your adult life you’ve met three people from the school you didn’t like, that is indeed nuts. It speaks to a very unhealthy level of obsession.

+1. Have to agree. Starting multiple threads about any one school, place, etc. is the definition of insane.

Besides if those parents posting about certain colleges have kids who are worthy of the top schools, presumably those parents have a more reliable source than DCUM - and are more educated than the troll.

I'm the PP being called "crazy" and I'd never start a thread on that school. I don't care that much. But if someone posts about deciding between that school and another one, I'll say critical things about it based on my admittedly limited experience

To be fair, it's a pretty big name school and I've never met an alumni I really liked or enjoyed with working with either. I don't think it's crazy to be critical of it.

My only point was that there are reasons to criticize a college others like that have nothing to do with your kid being rejected. It's not always sour grapes-- some of us just have negative opinions of schools for various reasons.

I do the same thing for two schools. I share my negatives experiences. Nothing wrong with that.

The issue is how obviously unaware of certain pertinent and crucial details the posters are, with the schools they try to disparage. That, along with the "voice" of the writer, which makes it obvious it is the same writer, continuously. It begins to look like a serious mental health issue. If you are going to raise an issue, at least know what you are talking about, and at least make an effort to not be so obvious about your seeking plausible deniability.

In other words, it would be different if the arguments and/or posts made sense, and the OP was not an obvious troll. Clearly the troll posts are time better spent on mental health and self improvement, than a school with which you are so obviously. not familiar.

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The woman who has easily posted over 100 times, maybe 200 on any topic of infidelity about how her H cheated on her even though they had sex multiple times a week and all the details about his mistress and what a downgrade she is from his perfect wife. She swears a cheating H is never about lack of sex in the marriage based on her data point of one.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m convinced my dear friend is on here. She has a unique cadence to her writing, and I recognize it sometimes. Some of the posts also sound like her family situation. She’s smart, funny, and just a general pleasure to be around. Whether or not it’s true, it makes me happy to imagine her behind the computer.

Aww, yay! 💖

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize that old guy in his 70s in the Career forum who brags about his so-called “high-powered” jobs from the 80s and 90s, and likes to say he’s helped women in the workplace. He always seems to be about to get fired and is always looking for a job.

I think he moves around alot too. His posts are kinda sad tbh.

That's the J1 J2 guy. He's a dinosaur boomer harasser. He's dying to retire to FL and get a boat like his BIL.

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Anonymous wrote:You all need to get a life. Focusing on habits here is not normal

Hello, Captain Obvious.

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Anonymous wrote:In the college discussion area, whenever a college in the midwest or south is mentioned, the (apparently) same lady always feels compelled to interject that it’s not particularly easy to get an abortion in that state, so she would never let her kids consider a college in that state.

I’ve posted before that my kids won’t consider red states for a variety of reasons, including women’s healthcare. I see others posting about it as well.

OK, psycho.

Seems like you’re triggered by women having health care. Are you also triggered by LGBTQ kids?

Excuse me, but the correct acronym is LGTBQIA+

Please do better.

What does the I stand for? Incels?

Were you trying to make a lame joke? You failed if so. It was not funny. But you did expose your bigotry.

Everyone knows the “I” stands for intersex peoples.

Even people who are 100% in favor of every possible sexual identity have to be amused by each additional letter added to LGBT…. It’s become a Portlandia satire of itself.

It’s like back in the day when McDonald’s had those signs that said like “Over 500,000,000 served” and they kept adding zeros until it just got to be too much & they finally gave up. So why not just say you support people of all types, A-Z, and be done with it?

I'm just mad that they took the beautifully designed rainbow flag and turned it into a very ugly and incoherent one, with all those additions! I don't mind anyone getting some advocacy and rights, but hands off beautiful design. And now if you fly the rainbow flag it looks like you're anti trans rights - no, just pro good design!

My only issue with the new flag is it looks like South Africa’s flag

The minuscule number of these other deviant sexual identities trying to hitch a ride on the coattails of hard-fought rights for homosexuals is annoying though, to be sure.

Today I learned.

The Progress Pride flag was developed in 2018 by non-binary American artist and designer Daniel Quasar (who uses xe/xyr pronouns). Seattle added five new colours to the rainbow flag: black and brown to represent people of colour, and pink, light blue and white to represent trans, gender non-binary, intersex and those across the gender spectrum.