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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not to be snarky but worst thing you can do is lurk on the Parent FB page at any school.   I didn't pay attention to the FB page at all until I checked it out Sophomore year.   I quickly realized how thankful I was to have such a pleasant and stress-free year doing things my own way -and following DC's lead -  and not listening to all sorts of crazy advice, or hearing others problems, anxieties and rantings about this and that.    Honestly I didn't have a care in the world when some parents were losing their minds over things being posted and all sorts of ridiculous advice being doled out.  Unfollow that page and you do you OP.  It's the best!
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I’m chiming in here because you (or someone like you) have posted this before and I almost didn’t join my DC’s college’s parent FB page because of it. I finally did, anyway, and found that it is not like this at all. It’s mostly just parents asking very reasonable questions and it’s actually pretty useful. The only thing I roll my eyes at is people asking questions about things that are clearly posted on the college web site, but it’s easy enough to ignore those. Every now and then a nervous parent will post with the beginnings of a freak out about something and the parent of an older student will jump in and say something reassuring and calm them down.  It’s been a surprise, because my DC’s school has a bit of a reputation for being a school full of spoiled rich kids, and so far the parent’s page is nothing but kind and helpful people. No doubt some of these pages may be as you describe, but I wouldn’t assume all of them are. [/quote]

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