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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]She just needs to push herself. I[b]t's not on a college to help an 18 yr old make friends. At a certain point (like when they leave home to go away to college) they have to make their own friends.[/b]

She can also just walk up to a kid at a dining hall sitting alone and say "Hey, can I sit here?" and then ask which dorm they're in, what their fave class is, share hers, etc. She really needs to push herself. It's not on other people to make friends for her. [/quote]

+1.  I have a college freshman so I am following parent FB pages, etc and I am surprised at how much of an expectation this is of many parents. "Why isn't the school doing more" to support and help my kid?

Your "kid" is 18. Your kid is an adult who, finally, is in completely in charge of his/ her own friendships and social life. I agree with the poster who said that this is a generation that grew up with mommy making playdates. I was probably as guilty as anyone on that, BTW. And of course two years of pandemic lockdown did not help to advance these in person social skills.

OP, it's sink or swim time. [/quote]

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