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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous] Yeah, I have a friend like this. Her son is awesome.  He went to a great high school. But his grades were not that great. He ended up going to a so-so college. Used to read all about him on Facebook regarding his high school years.  But I haven't heard a peep
 about him since he got into a so-so college. I think she's embarrassed.  But she's like that. Sad. [/quote]

Sounds like a lot of judgments & possibly misplaced assumptions on your part.  Parents are more likely to post when kids are in HS and they attend all their events, take pictures, etc.  When a young adult is living away at college, what is she supposed to post to prove to you she's still proud of him -- "Oh I heard Sam got an A in organic chemistry" or "Here's a picture Sam sent me of him at a tailgate, doesn't he look happy?" These kind of things would just be weird.  Plus you have no idea of the factors that went into their choice of college, or whether he's thriving there.  Your post reveals more about yourself than your friend -- sounds like you she could be very proud of him & happy he's doing great, but you want to be obnoxious and project embarrassment.  Sad you're so small minded.[/quote]

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