Reply to Posting on Facebook where kid is going -Yes or No

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "Posting on Facebook where kid is going -Yes or No"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess this mostly applies to ED students. So you expect an ED student who go into their dream school to hold onto that news for 2-3 more months to spare your feelings? A 17 yo? You must have done pretty delicate feelings. Are you sure you and your DC have what it takes for 4 years of college?[/quote]

I think it is more about realizing that it's inconsiderate.  Why does that news need to be shared over social media the instant that it happens?   It reminds of those people who were sharing their vacation photos while people were locked down during the pandemic.  It's just so tone deaf.   There is a growing sensibility that the college admissions process has gotten out of control and that the mental health of teenagers has not been great during this time.  Kids are stressing about whether they will get in, and parents may be stressing along with them.  Why pile on with a social media post?  Why not wait until most other kids have heard from schools in the spring?

Given those considerations, I chose to not broadcast the news about my DC's ED admission on social media.  [/quote]

But those are YOUR sensitivities; perhaps not shared by others.

Toughen up Mom! [/quote]

Yeah.  I guess this is just a fundamentally different way to seeing the world.  Where there is a chance that something I do might make someone else uncomfortable, I balance the benefit to me against the chance for causing harm to others.  In this case, I felt that the benefit of sharing this happy personal news on social media was outweighed by the chance that I'd be contributing to someone's stress about college admissions.  Obviously you may feel differently.

[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics