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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]UMD is the worst.[/quote]
I'm on that FB page.  I have seen a few personal posts about depression and roommate issues.  Most seem anonymous though.  I feel for those kids and the parents.  Both  my kids have gone through a hard time socially at some point in their lives, but it's tougher when you are not at home with no parental support.   And as a parent, it's tough to watch them go through that.  My  kid at UMD went through some roommate issues recently.  They did handle it themselves.   Even so, I don't think I would out them on FB.
 
 But, how would you know if it's the "worst"?  I'm assuming you are not on multiple FB parent groups.[/quote]

They’re all bad. And none of this is good for the students. It’s all about the parents and their continued need to be relevant in their kids daily lives. [/quote]

This makes me laugh.  I'm doing my genealogy.  In peasant Europe, your parents were in your daily life from birth until their death unless you were affluent or moved to your in-laws' house.  Affluence gives us the privilege of distance parenting our18 year olds.

I am working on independence with my kid and generally do not interfere.  But I feel that I have a right to give my advice and sometimes have a role in decisions because I'm paying the full tab for college tuition, housing, and food.  My parents left me alone and I generally made good decisions but I had some decision errors that I made because they were hands off. In retrospect I see now that they were focused on their own issues and I could have used more engagement and input at certain points.  No big fails...but why celebrate one's mistakes?  Acceptance is enough.[/quote]

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