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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When I was unhappy after my first semester I didn’t tell my mom or anyone else. I’m surprised so many kids are being this honest. Different generation? Or just me?[/quote]

I don’t think we can assume they’re all being honest, much as these posters want to believe they’re the cool moms. I think there’s a lot of pressure on kids to act like they’re super happy, especially this early. They’re constantly seeing images of their friends at other schools having the best time ever. Who wants to come home for T’giving and be a Debbie Downer?

And these kids likely came from pressure cooker high schools where the parents were obsessed with them going to the “right” schools. Of course they’re loving it. Can you imagine admitting to your high-strung mom who can’t stop bragging about you that it’s not all that?[/quote]

Did you read the reports? There were (in my view) a surprising number of negative ones. I don’t think kids with good relationships with their parents would hide the hard stuff. If they don’t have that, then ok.[/quote]

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