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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I read it. Just what we need-- a gross right winged nut job mansplaining motherhood. Gross Indiana sexist pig.[/quote]

I’m not Mitch Daniel’s fan. But just because I happen to disagree with him on pretty much everything politically does not mean he’s wrong here. [/quote]

+1 I don’t know anything about this guy, but I completely believe that universities are bombarded with these ridiculous requests. PP, what did you find objectionable?[/quote]

Not PP.  But at any huge state U, you can find a dozen ridiculous parents every year. Equating those extreme outliers with all moms who have concerns about their kid over a 4 year period is gross.  And it makes light of/ discourages parental intervention in serious cases.  My particular kid has had no issues that would require me to intervene. But if she had a serious physical problem or was one of the many, many young adults with a mental health crisis, or was raped, or had an ex-boyfriend who was violent or a stalker, etc., etc., the college president should not be sending the message that I should sit down and shut up.

Parenting doesn’t end when you graduate from HS. It changes. And most kids, at some point, need help from parents.

The misogyny of writing this as a Mother's Day post is a whole separate issue. [/quote]

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