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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went to Prep as well at the same time as Justice Kavanaugh.  The more I read about it in the news, the more I realize what a special and unique institution it really is.  If you have boys, you should do them a favor and send them there.  They will truly appreciate it.  Maybe one day, they can grow up to be a Supreme Court Justice, Federal Reserve Chair, senator, congressman, own an NFL team, be GM of the Yankees, NBA All-Star, NATO Supreme Allied Commander, Michelin Starred chef, receive the Medal of Honor, Pulitzer Prize, Emmy Award or save lives by inventing chemotherapy.  Until then, stop criticizing an institution you know little or nothing about.[/quote]

There are many people who know a lot about Prep who are appalled by the culture that existed during those years. Just because you attended and loved it doesn’t mean that others don’t have a legitimate issue (and first hand experience) with the pervasive misogyny. Were there wonderful students there at the time? Absolutely. Were many of those students successful? Absolutely. But just because all of that is true doesn’t mean there wasn’t also a very serious problem. It’s not an either/or situation. [/quote]
PP here.  What do you know about Prep other than what you read in the media?  Did you go there?  Sure, Prep was/is not right for every boy, but whatever shortcomings it had was no different than any other high school, public or private, during the 1980s.  The drinking age was 18 in MD through the early 80s and in DC through 1986.  If you watch movies from the 1980s such as Porky’s, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Sixteen Candles, you will find that popular culture (and acceptable norms) was very different from today.  Prep adopted a community service requirement for graduation years before most of the other schools did and before it became politically correct.  I will be very proud if my son grows up to be like Brett Kavanaugh.[/quote]

Has nothing to do with Prep, but I wouldn't want my son at all to be like him.  He sounded pretty out of control as a teen and while he is accomplished in his career, I far prefer my son to be a decent hardworking man who puts his family first.  How much time do you think he spends with his kids?  Probably little.  I also think he lied and from the reports still has his vices, like alcohol.  People hide behind religion to do all sorts of things.  They can confess, be absolved of it and everything is good in their mind.[/quote]
He actually spends an enormous amount of time with his family.  He coaches their basketball teams and participated in carpool with the other parents.[/quote]

He's a judge. How would he participate in carpool. That's not even realistic. [/quote]
I don’t know about mow, but see the following link:  https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/i-dont-know-kavanaugh-the-judge-but-kavanaugh-the-carpool-dad-is-one-great-guy/2018/07/10/a1866a2c-8446-11e8-9e80-403a221946a7_story.html?utm_term=.3d218dc02f34.[/quote]

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