Kids not allowed to socialize in real life

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Anonymous wrote:Growing up in the early 2000s with a far less hectic schedule than the kids nowadays, I still never went out on weekdays. Weekdays were for homework, sports, activities. Weekends were for socializing.

For private school kids like the ones in our school with busy schedules and large workloads, I doubt they have any free time on weekdays. My kids are still young but I don’t plan to restrict their weekend socialization other than curfew. I want them to have fun.

I have gone to midweek basketball games where STA and Sidwell play and there are lots of students.

Not sure why there is this weird misperception. We aren’t talking midweek parties here.

I also don’t get why parents are fine with their kids missing out on pretty normal HS experiences.

+1. Why are people against their kids attending school functions like a basketball game or the school play.

I don’t think anyone has said that they’re against it. Most of us are saying that it’s unlikely, given kids’ schedules, for them to attend during weekdays. Near as I can tell, there are games and performances on Fridays, which are probably easier for kids to attend.

Yes there are. Friday night games and Friday or Saturday night performances.

Our games are mostly during the week. Performances vary.

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

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Anonymous wrote:Growing up in the early 2000s with a far less hectic schedule than the kids nowadays, I still never went out on weekdays. Weekdays were for homework, sports, activities. Weekends were for socializing.

For private school kids like the ones in our school with busy schedules and large workloads, I doubt they have any free time on weekdays. My kids are still young but I don’t plan to restrict their weekend socialization other than curfew. I want them to have fun.

I have gone to midweek basketball games where STA and Sidwell play and there are lots of students.

Not sure why there is this weird misperception. We aren’t talking midweek parties here.

I also don’t get why parents are fine with their kids missing out on pretty normal HS experiences.

+1. Why are people against their kids attending school functions like a basketball game or the school play.

I don’t think anyone has said that they’re against it. Most of us are saying that it’s unlikely, given kids’ schedules, for them to attend during weekdays. Near as I can tell, there are games and performances on Fridays, which are probably easier for kids to attend.

Yes there are. Friday night games and Friday or Saturday night performances.

Our games are mostly during the week. Performances vary.

There are lots of kids at midweek games, many with other activities.

A number of PPs have said they forbid their kids from attending or doing any socializing midweek.

So, there are lots of accomplished kids attending…but for some reason not DCUM kids I guess.

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

I’m sorry you don’t put your kids first.

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

I’m sorry you don’t put your kids first.

Wow…maybe I don’t live through my kids.

You sound pathetic.

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

I’m sorry you don’t put your kids first.

Wow…maybe I don’t live through my kids.

You sound pathetic.

You sound pathetic if you don’t get some kids choose it. I should say no because it’s inconvenient for me?

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

I’m sorry you don’t put your kids first.

Wow…maybe I don’t live through my kids.

You sound pathetic.

You sound pathetic if you don’t get some kids choose it. I should say no because it’s inconvenient for me?

You are a failure and now you live through your kid…hence why you write d**k posts demeaning what other kids choose to do.

I am sorry you are a failure.

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Anonymous wrote:Not socializing on week days, normal. Teens should be doing homework and activities on weeknights.

Not allowing socializing on weekends is weird and unhealthy absent a good reason like someone is sick etc.

Are your teens so incapable that they can’t manage homework, some ECs and occasionally go to a midweek event? That’s what I am hearing.

Guess what…the highest performing teens are able to do all of this…so I guess your teens aren’t that.

When they are in the amount of activities mine are in, yes. One activity at school vs multiple at school and multiple outside school are different. Should I say no to an activity so they can hang out with your kid because you refuse more than easy school activities.

Sorry…my kid has been accepted to a top 5 college that I am sure you will be dying for your kid to attend. My kid runs circles around yours including winning several national prizes, running multiple clubs at school and getting paid to work at a tech company.

Yet…yet…yet my kid still is able to participate in midweek activities from time-to-time.

So…what is the excuse for yours?

Lots of people work in big tech companies. It’s not as big of a deal as you make it sound and you need skill not a top five school. No, your kids don’t run circles around mine and running clubs is a joke as most don’t do much of anything. Let’s be real. Those things are for resumes. When your kids are in the top orchestras, club sports and school stuff that’s more impressive. And, given mine started algebra in 6th they aren’t exactly dumb. The kids at the school clubs do very little. Very little.

So then why is your kid not capable of managing a random mid week social outing?

Sounds like your kid isn’t capable.

Everything you list above is to try to get your kid into the college that my kid is attending.

My kid does run the top clubs…and no, not many HS kids are getting flown to client sites (yep mine too) to work on projects during breaks.

The fact you brought up an orchestra is a huge tell that about your background. You are a complete and utter cliche.

Actually it says nothing about my background. It says I support my child’s interests. Mine choose to do it. It’s not my interest at all. You clearly push only your interests.

I don’t need my kids to work and earn money during the school year. Why would you do that to them. I highly doubt what you are saying is true but ok.

Again, too clubs mean nothing. Most do very little and it’s name only.

My kid is not going to the same schools as yours. Mine doesn’t care about status and we’d rather pay for college and grad school at a school we can afford. You don’t need a degree from a so called ivy to do well in tech. And mine want a dual major so not all schools have both.

And, no, there is no time. There are often several activities a day and some things are missed or we have a delicate balancing act of leaving one to go to another and returning.

DP…why do you keep saying school clubs do very little? Robotics, debate, the school newspaper at many schools and numerous other clubs are very involved and compete in tournaments and competitions.

Stop making sweeping nonsense statements.

Most are not very involved from our experience and not comparable.

Now you are making me sympathetic to the OP…you said you don’t care about “status”, but you are now saying things aren’t “comparable”.

If you have a child who is skilled and enjoys it, you'd understand. If you took the time to check out some of the programs, you'd understand.

You sound superior now. Is that what you are trying to convey?

I’m sorry you don’t put your kids first.

Wow…maybe I don’t live through my kids.

You sound pathetic.

You sound pathetic if you don’t get some kids choose it. I should say no because it’s inconvenient for me?

You are a failure and now you live through your kid…hence why you write d**k posts demeaning what other kids choose to do.

I am sorry you are a failure.

What are you rambling about? It’s sad you don’t support your kids interests. I’d rather mine be playing in the orchestra or sport. You’d rather yours be watching. Why don’t you encourage your kids interests?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid isn't allowed to do slumber parties or be out past curfew.

We do not do slumber parties either, even for DD.

An all-girls slumber party may seem as harmless as it gets. But a huge percentage of the girls in DD’s school now identify somewhere on the LGTBQIA+ spectrum.

A lot more things “happen” at girls slumber parties now.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid isn't allowed to do slumber parties or be out past curfew.

We do not do slumber parties either, even for DD.

An all-girls slumber party may seem as harmless as it gets. But a huge percentage of the girls in DD’s school now identify somewhere on the LGTBQIA+ spectrum.

A lot more things “happen” at girls slumber parties now.

A “ huge” number? Really?

My tween has a trans F friend and have had sleepovers. They’ve been friends since they were 4. They change in the bathroom separately and are fully clothed in front of each other. Friend sleeps on trundle next to DDs twin bed.

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My parents were like this and it caused problems for me later on. I lacked social skills and felt a decade behind my peers in making and maintaining friendships. Same story for romantic relationships.

I think the life lessons learned through socialization are as important as homework and grades. Come to think of it, most adults I know who were limited socially by parents haven’t done as well professionally. Being able to get along with others and be liked is extremely important in corporate America.

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Anonymous wrote:Growing up in the early 2000s with a far less hectic schedule than the kids nowadays, I still never went out on weekdays. Weekdays were for homework, sports, activities. Weekends were for socializing.

For private school kids like the ones in our school with busy schedules and large workloads, I doubt they have any free time on weekdays. My kids are still young but I don’t plan to restrict their weekend socialization other than curfew. I want them to have fun.

I have gone to midweek basketball games where STA and Sidwell play and there are lots of students.

Not sure why there is this weird misperception. We aren’t talking midweek parties here.

I also don’t get why parents are fine with their kids missing out on pretty normal HS experiences.

+1. Why are people against their kids attending school functions like a basketball game or the school play.

It would depend what’s due the next day or what activities we have. Generally we stick to non school nights for those kinds of activities.

[Anonymous]

Are people talking about high schoolers? As long as my kids have their homework done, studied for their tests, they can go out during the week. They often do: quick meal after a game with friends, Target to run an errand...Not until late, but I feel like they should learn to manage their time and I don't want to limit their social activities.

[Anonymous]

OP - you’ve been reported as a troll and hopefully this thread is going to be locked. Have a nice day.