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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seems like a lot of you are taking this op-Ed personally! He’s not wrong, although I do take issue with the timing and singling out moms - because there have to be a few examples of dads doing this too even if it’s not as frequent. It could’ve been more balanced.

The point is that we are doing our kids a huge disservice by not stepping back and encouraging independence. [/quote]

The editorial is a strong indicator that Purdue’s administrators are sexist. I would not want to send a smart girl there, based on this. [/quote]

Lol, ok. Read into it whatever you want. And don’t send your DD there based on an op-Ed written by one person. But does he have a valid point or not? You can agree with the message even if you take issue with the delivery. [/quote]
One person? The president and former governor of the state, writing in the Washington Post? No one is in a better position to speak for the school? 
Just sit back and enjoy.  [/quote]

I am very familiar with who Mitch Daniels is, probably more so than most people on here. I agree the article is tone deaf and unfairly singled out moms. The timing is atrocious. There are much better ways to make the point that parents of college students need to let go. But he’s right in that point. You know he is. That’s why you’re ignoring the message and making sweeping generalizations about the import of this on the university. [/quote]
If he’s telling the truth, he’s cherry-picking his favorite outrageous stories over years and tens of thousands of parents and portraying it as “moms need to let go”. Let’s be honest, if you don’t see this, you’re ignorant or stupid. I’m going with both. 
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Do you think the PP who knows Daniels better than most is his wife or daughter? Can you imagine being married to such a sexist? Or being his kid? I hope they break the cycle.[/quote]

You got me. You’re so clever! Had you even heard of him before this thread?

You apparently don’t even believe that what he’s talking about actually happens. “If held telling the truth.”  Does this mean you’re the mom who tried to impersonate her child on zoom? (See how illogical that sounds?)[/quote]
Hey Mitch apologist, no one is defending the egregious examples he cites. So why are you trying so hard to defend him? Maybe step back a little and reach what he wrote. A few examples of bad behavior among the tens of thousands of parents and students. It’s outrageously illogical to cite a couple examples and extrapolate that to “moms should step away and let me handle the situation”. [/quote]

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