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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a great article in the NYTimes about how normal stressors are viewed by today's teens as a serious mental health issues. Like instead of saying I feel very nervous about standing up in front of class to give my presentation, they think they have a social anxiety disorder. Every one of us was asked awkward questions when we were teens and we learned how to brush them off. They were more likely to be "why don't you have a boyfriend?" from my elderly aunt for me in the 1980s but we need to teach our teens how to have lots of different social interactions without becoming unglued.[/quote]

You all keep missing the point.  The point isn't whether kids can answer awkward questions. The point is a PSA to adults to get them up to speed on the fact that this is no longer an appropriate small talk topic, no longer simple question.  College admissions has changed so much in the last 4 years...it was already stressful before that.[/quote]

I get the point and I never ask this question myself. But life is filled with awkward questions and you are missing the point that we need to teach our teenagers how to handle themselves in uncomfortable situations, particularly when they have to interact with people of a different generation or from a different culture. I know that some people wish we could curate settings with nothing but easy social interactions for our kids but that's not likely going to be how the rest of their lives work. And if the worst most stressful thing that your 17 has to deal with is someone asking about their college applications they are extraordinarily fortunate.[/quote]

Oh for heaven’s sake. You can’t even read. [/quote]

I can read. You don’t want anyone to ask a 17 year old a question that might make them uncomfortable. I think that discomfort is part of life, even for the tour guides of top private schools who aren’t used to it. I think they can handle it.[/quote]

No, you obviously can’t read. Good Lord. [/quote]

I can read, I went to an excellent college. Feel free to ask me which one. The repeated insults are revealing, you clearly have zero interest in good manners. Have a great evening![/quote]

It’s not really an insult so much as a quite surprised observation. But I wish you a good evening as well. [/quote]

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