Reply to DD applied "wrong"

Forum Index » College and University Discussion

Reply to "DD applied "wrong""

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I wonder when parents like OP will understand that they are sending the message that their kids are incompetent and need mommy to “do more” for them and take charge. It is a main reason (along with social media) for the rise in teen and youth anxiety and mental health issues. 
[/quote]
IMO, it's not about incompetence, but the lack of motivation and understanding about how competitive colleges are these days, and how the parent has gone through college (most of the cases) while the child has not.[/quote]

OP here and she is far from incompetent. She's a great student and I haven't had to worry once about her grades...She just does very well on her own and this is the first time since elementary school I had to help her in a significant way with something. It did feel like regression and mixed signals, but was I supposed to leave her to fend for herself for something so important? No. I don't regret helping, but I do regret not helping more. College though has been daunting and yes, I think social media has a big impact: seeing how kids are at a given school (I try to tell her that is the small portion of students posting that much who are more extroverted, look a certain way...), seeing most of her friends have a major already, seeing how hyperexcited some kids are. She doesn't see herself in any of this.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics