Posting on Facebook when child gets college acceptance
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Anonymous
I do not have Facebook but I thought it was mostly exactly this - posted little details about your life for other people to coo over. Is "Larla got in to Yale" very different then "Here we are on our African Safari". What else do people post? "Here I am on way to my annual physical"? |
Anonymous
I agree with you. But in our family, kids get financial limits on college, we approve colleges that go on the list (we’ve never disapproved of one, and one went on with an: it’s a safety and we are only paying for it if you have no other option). We do a financial breakdown of the options with the kid. We are glad to be sounding boards. But the decision is the kids. As such, you respect that the timing and manner of announcement are the kid’s and you try not let your ego get too wrapped up in their college choice. It’s like posting: I’m going to be a grandma! You don’t do it when DD is 5 weeks pregnant and calls you. You do it when she’s ready to make the pregnancy public, if she is comfortable with it. Same deal with college. You can’t expect your kid to act like an adult if you don’t treat them like one. |
Anonymous
You'd be surprised! I've seen exactly that. |
Anonymous
I think it's fine to post in May just not now and not all the schools DC got into. No one cares that DC got into Duke, MIT, and USC and chose MIT. Just post in May DC with MIT sweatshirt. It's not boasting then. |
Anonymous
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Dude, when my kid got into Harvard, I posted a pic of myself in Harvard swag!
Isn't that why we're here? 
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Anonymous
| This is a ridiculous thread. Post what you want. Who cares what other people think. We can post pictures of food, weight loss, expensive vacations, birthday messages, etc. but not our kid getting into college. If you have friends rolling their eyes at that, get new friends. I love seeing it. I have three kids in college. I posted where two got in because it was their first choice and only application. I posted the other's first because it was a big deal after what he has endured in life. But I did not post the other acceptances. But who cares if I would have. People who have a problem with this are the problem. |
Anonymous
| This is so funny. People post about everything their kids do on Facebook why would you not want to post about something that’s such a major thing and fun for people to know? Why is that considered bragging? |
Anonymous
Love this. Me too! |
Anonymous
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I think it is obnoxious when parents add obnoxious comments. I had a friend that posted "My child got into ASU (only a safety, so hopefully won't go there)". However, I think it's great to see a proud parent celebrate their child's achievements. If you have a problem with it, don't friend that person on FB
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Anonymous
I posted this tic of course, but honestly, I'm genuinely interested and like seeing the excitement. |
Anonymous
| Some of you people need to get off facebook. You can't handle it. |
Anonymous
| By all means post where they will be attending. Personally I would avoid stating the acceptances. |
Anonymous
Same. Never been on, never tempted. But I assumed this kind of thing is exactly what it’s for. |
Anonymous
No. Who raised you, a goat? |
Anonymous
Yes this. A tasteful post would be: “We are so proud of X, who will attend Y this fall. They grow up so fast!” |