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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We met a fake “relaxed” yoga mom who was quizzing one of my kids about college. It was awful. My kid was struggling with a new triple diagnosis of anxiety, depression, and ADHD and we were at a party to have fun—not add more stress to her life.

The stranger glommed onto my kid to quiz her about colleges and ask if she was applying to Ivies. Geez. Saw the same stranger elsewhere ignoring her kid while telling the kid she was watching his gymnastics trick.

We went to another party and people were still talking too much about college but they were saying kid’s choice was hard to get into and it was a good school so that was more uplifting.

But still. People need to calm down.

Next time you see a kid, don’t tell them they are tall and [b]don’t ask them about college!  Ask what they are interested and let them lead the convo[/b].

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This is just bad advice.  To be sure, nobody should ever be prying too deeply on ANY topic.  But it is completely normal to ask about things you know are going on in somebody's life:  "Are you excited for senior year?"  "What are you thinking about for college/after graduation?"  "

I think my child would be much more anxious/confused by an adult saying "What are you interested in?" than any of the above questions.[/quote]

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