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LOL.  The "parent orientations" are set up precisely so the colleges can force the crazy parents who can't let go to separate from the kids.  They're useless otherwise.  We never attended any of them.[/quote]

We feel the same way with the “parent weekends”. We visited on our way to a vacation on a non football weekend about six weeks after fall began. She was proud to walk us around campus and loved we bought lunch for a grateful poor kid. We also did a bit of grocery shopping. Her and her roommates were not social and barely connected.[b] [b]We NEVER once met their parents.[/b] [/b]

Those weekends just seem like forced fundraisers with their games and movie on the lawn. We are not football fans at all. It was quieter in town. We didn’t have to wait for a table. Much more enjoyable. [/quote]

Why would you expect to meet your kid's roommates parents?  That is strange.[/quote]

Where did I once say I expected to meet my kid’s roommates parents?  [/quote]

Read the bolded.  sounded like you had expectations.  Seemed strange to mention it at all

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Sorry but to me parents weekend sounds like not only time to see your kid but meet other kid’s parents. Some of them talking about looking forward to meeting in person the way the FB parents talk.  I have my own group of friends, I don’t need to meet other parents like it is a play date. [/quote]

I have my own friends and I’m friends with my kids roommates parents, [b]I’m actually friends with about 5 of them after 4 years.[/b] I get some people have social anxiety and don’t care to meet people or make  friends but I’ve met some great people at my son’s college,[/quote]

Wow.  This is really and truly pathetic.  [/quote]

NP-What is truly pathetic about the post?[/quote]

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