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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Party school because that's where a large chunk of his friends are heading. If everything was left up to him it's the only college he'd apply to. Total follower.[/quote]

You must be a troll or an evil stepmom, because mothers usually don't speak so disparagingly of their own offspring.[/quote]

I disagree. What's the big problem with having standards for your child? Growing up, if I got any grade less than a 97, I was grounded from TV and going out until the grade came back up, which at the earliest was one quarter. I also played a sport and I was forced to practice every day three seasons of the year. I'd fight my dad so badly on it but he made me do it. Fast forward 20 years and I love my dad and I am so thankful to him for pushing me to be the best. I have no school loans because an academic/athletic combination scholarship paid for my college. I went to a great school and would not have had the options in life that I have had if my dad let me slack off and follow my friends. There is nothing wrong with OP being strict and calling a spade a spade as far as the child's attitude is concerned. This constant enabling and coddling is why the next generation is a bunch of babies. [/quote]

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