If your children haven't done as well as you thought they should have -- how would you change things

[Anonymous]

PP:

Does not apply here. My family adores the little three and Ivies and we all went there. No problem here. We live through each other and are quite happy. As parents we encouraged are kids to attain the goals we value. They bought it. They are happy, and are indeed grateful. Some kids do appreciate their parents' direction. Some don't. By the way our direction began in the womb. I guess it's how you parent and whether you and your children love and trust each other. Who knows, but, don't get me wrong, as parents we instilled certain values (package, program, lead, guide, mentor...call it anything that makes you smile) in our kids. Getting to the top of the educational heap was one of them. They all attained that goal. Worked for us. This does not mean it will work for your family. If I were born in another century (e.g, 12th) I suspect I would have taught them how to hunt (whether they liked it or not) for their and our survival.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: By the way our direction began in the womb.

Please tell us more.

Anonymous wrote:
I guess it's how you parent and whether you and your children love and trust each other. ... Worked for us. This does not mean it will work for your family.

Please stop insinuating things about other peoples' families. FWIW, I went to an Ivy, and my 99th pctile kids, athletically gifted, kids may well be headed there although as they're in MS it's too early to claim for sure.

I just find you arrogant and rude. Which makes me disbelieve your claim that your family is really happy. Especially with the in-womb manipulation, whatever that was, but it could only be manipulation of some sort.

[Anonymous]

Not to mention fairly dumb -- you can't even write well.

[Anonymous]

Imagination run wild!

[Anonymous]

Silicon buffed and powdered mind.

[Anonymous]

Silicon buffed and powdered mind.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Silicon buffed and powdered mind.

Is this OP trying belatedly to be witty, but just being obscure, not to mention failing at technology? Ivy grad my butt....

If it's someone else, then it's an attempt to inject whimsy into a thread that desperately deserves distraction, and thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My family adores the little three and Ivies and we all went there.

Went where? The little three (by which I presume you mean Amherst and the like?)? Because this is not a definitive statement that you yourself went to an Ivy, despite your family's "adoration" (what on earth does this mean, it sounds scary) of the same.

Honestly, your posts are really poorly reasoned.

[Anonymous]

Please stop insinuating things about other peoples' families. FWIW, I went to an Ivy, and my 99th pctile kids, athletically gifted, kids may well be headed there although as they're in MS it's too early to claim for sure.

I just find you arrogant and rude. Which makes me disbelieve your claim that your family is really happy. Especially with the in-womb manipulation, whatever that was, but it could only be manipulation of some sort.

Is this your typical response when someone does not share your opinion. Where do you come away with 'in-womb manipulation'? Are you sure these are the poster's words ... or your words? Please direct us to where the poster referred to "in-womb manipulation"?

You have lost credibility with your wild imagination and insinuation of your words into other people posts...then ascribed your words to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Please stop insinuating things about other peoples' families. FWIW, I went to an Ivy, and my 99th pctile kids, athletically gifted, kids may well be headed there although as they're in MS it's too early to claim for sure.

I just find you arrogant and rude. Which makes me disbelieve your claim that your family is really happy. Especially with the in-womb manipulation, whatever that was, but it could only be manipulation of some sort.

Is this your typical response when someone does not share your opinion. Where do you come away with 'in-womb manipulation'? Are you sure these are the poster's words ... or your words? Please direct us to where the poster referred to "in-womb manipulation"?

You have lost credibility with your wild imagination and insinuation of your words into other people posts...then ascribed your words to them.

Good grief, you're one of those posters who takes another poster's words ("insinuation") and throws them back at them. You really can't construct your own arguments, can you? Extensive tutoring will be necessary for your kids to get into Ivies, because you clearly aren't up to the task.

You used the words "in womb direction", not me. So tell us what that means.

[Anonymous]

Went where? The little three (by which I presume you mean Amherst and the like?)? Because this is not a definitive statement that you yourself went to an Ivy, despite your family's "adoration" (what on earth does this mean, it sounds scary) of the same.

Honestly, your posts are really poorly reasoned.

You know nothing about university education and require the services of this board. I now understand your problem. By the way please don't lie about your children. They will never see the hallowed halls of Ivy or the little three. And that's not even a pity!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
You know nothing about university education and require the services of this board. I now understand your problem. By the way please don't lie about your children. They will never see the hallowed halls of Ivy or the little three. And that's not even a pity!

This post still fails to confirm that you went to an Ivy yourself.

BTW, what on earth does "require the services of this board" mean? And your "curse" on my kids is laughable.

[Anonymous]

PP:

Does not apply here. My family adores the little three and Ivies and we all went there. No problem here. We live through each other and are quite happy. As parents we encouraged are kids to attain the goals we value. They bought it. They are happy, and are indeed grateful. Some kids do appreciate their parents' direction. Some don't. By the way our direction began in the womb. I guess it's how you parent and whether you and your children love and trust each other. Who knows, but, don't get me wrong, as parents we instilled certain values (package, program, lead, guide, mentor...call it anything that makes you smile) in our kids. Getting to the top of the educational heap was one of them. They all attained that goal. Worked for us. This does not mean it will work for your family. If I were born in another century (e.g, 12th) I suspect I would have taught them how to hunt (whether they liked it or not) for their and our survival.

Now you have an opportunity to restore your credibility.

Can you direct us to where in this post the term "in-womb manipulation" arises? This appears to be your term the the term of the above poster. What manipulation are you referring to?

[Anonymous]

Summary of OP: poorly-educated, illogical Ivy-wannabe. She thinks she can live the Ivy experience vicariously through her kids, if she can only get magic admissions tips from DCUM. Poor kids.

[Anonymous]

From your post:

Anonymous wrote:By the way our direction began in the womb.

OK, go for it. Explain what this is. And don't give us a lot of c*** about "manipulation" versus "direction" because they come down to the same thing, and my 2nd post clearly said "direction" which you clearly ignored (my excuse for using "manipulation" in my 1st but not 2nd post was that I was too bored to re-read your drivel).