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[quote=Anonymous][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.

[b]The misogyny of writing this as a Mother's Day post is a whole separate issue. [/b][/quote]
And the Washington Post for choosing to publish such misogyny ever, but on Mother's Day? Another example of WaPo being trash and feeding the awful beast.[/quote]

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