Is it OK for teens to ignore their parents after they go away to college?

[Anonymous]

Kid goes to college and ignores mom, mom makes facebook vid that goes viral. Vid has been shared and viewed tens of millions of times on facebook:

Does this mom need to chill out or does her son deserve it?

[Anonymous]

Mama bear needs to chill out.

[Anonymous]

She's got the crazy-eye.

[Anonymous]

Mom needs to chill. What an asshole mom. I wouldn't want to call her, either. She and that annoying dipshit Kristina Kuzmik need to go away somewhere together and stop posting videos.

[Anonymous]

As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

[Anonymous]

Show them this so they will at least text: "I am alive" from time to time.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

So you keep paying for phone bill, tuition, possibly monthly allowance of a person you no longer talk to? And when they need to be picked up for Thanksgiving and Winter break they text you the day before "Come get me"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

Its not ok at all. My husband's kids did that non-sense and he stoped the money. His ex was pissed (I'm assuming she kept most of it and told the kids he wasn't sending any which is why they stopped talking to him).

[Anonymous]

I called my parents once a week. That was plenty. Today, my friends' kids text them constantly, it seems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

Its not ok at all. My husband's kids did that non-sense and he stoped the money. His ex was pissed (I'm assuming she kept most of it and told the kids he wasn't sending any which is why they stopped talking to him).

According to you, he WASN'T sending any money.

[Anonymous]

Any parent who expects her college-age some to call her Mommy needs a come to Jesus meeting.

Freak.

[Anonymous]

This lady is nuts. I think that checking in once every couple of weeks or so is fine, and I imagine (I don't have a teenager) that for kids this age they'd rather check in by text or on social media than a phone call. Your kid is growing up, and while they shouldn't be rude or dismissive of help from their parents, they're supposed to have their own lives. It's actually a good sign!

[Anonymous]

When I blew off my father's calls in college he eventually left a message that said I have 24 hours to return his call or he'll be up tomorrow to help me move home. If you respect your parents they won't need to take to social media

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

Its not ok at all. My husband's kids did that non-sense and he stoped the money. His ex was pissed (I'm assuming she kept most of it and told the kids he wasn't sending any which is why they stopped talking to him).

According to you, he WASN'T sending any money.

He was paying child support that should have been terminated years ago. He was not going to pay child support and anything they demanded. It should come out of child support or child support stopped and he help them directly. Mom turned the kids against him. Let her pay.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As a parent and former teen who ignored my parents in college, it's normal and okay. It breaks my poor sappy heart to think of my kids eventually moving out, but you have to suck it up and give them the breathing room to figure out how to be independent people. Parents these days, man.

Its not ok at all. My husband's kids did that non-sense and he stoped the money. His ex was pissed (I'm assuming she kept most of it and told the kids he wasn't sending any which is why they stopped talking to him).

According to you, he WASN'T sending any money.

He was paying child support that should have been terminated years ago. He was not going to pay child support and anything they demanded. It should come out of child support or child support stopped and he help them directly. Mom turned the kids against him. Let her pay.

As the song says, it's (apparently) 5:00 somewhere! Day drinking has begun.