Anonymous wrote:Kid will be all done with their applications, either accepted by ED schools or waiting for RD results.
When it's over, I will never need to visit DCUM again.
Even if I occasionally visit here again, snarky comments will never bother me again.
Darkness before the twilight.
Rant over.

Anonymous wrote:Its never over. Parenting doesn't stop. Kids get into college but then have to navigate everything that throws at them, socially, academically, in terms of independent living yada yada yada.

Anonymous wrote:Kid will be all done with their applications, either accepted by ED schools or waiting for RD results.
When it's over, I will never need to visit DCUM again.
Even if I occasionally visit here again, snarky comments will never bother me again.
Darkness before the twilight.
Rant over.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kid will be all done with their applications, either accepted by ED schools or waiting for RD results.
When it's over, I will never need to visit DCUM again.
Even if I occasionally visit here again, snarky comments will never bother me again.
Darkness before the twilight.
Rant over.

No, no. You will be back. First to gloat or gloom about the results. Then to say that your kid has senioritis in HS. Then to ask what to pack for the dorm. Then to tell us that your kid or the roommate has drama/failing/depressed/addiction. Then to ask about the internships. Then to ask about how many times it is ok for your kid to come back home. Then to talk about the hookup culture. Then to ask how much money he should be given. Then this. Then that. Then you will cry about AI taking away the jobs. Then his love life. Then should you pay for his wedding. Then job. Then kids.

It is never ending. And foolish parents think that college admission is where it ends. NOPE. And if you were waiting to divorce your spouse, well, don't do it. Because you will mess up your kid.

And once they have kids...should you provide childcare? Allow them to live rent-free for some years so that they can have a chance for a future?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kid will be all done with their applications, either accepted by ED schools or waiting for RD results.
When it's over, I will never need to visit DCUM again.
Even if I occasionally visit here again, snarky comments will never bother me again.
Darkness before the twilight.
Rant over.

No, no. You will be back. First to gloat or gloom about the results. Then to say that your kid has senioritis in HS. Then to ask what to pack for the dorm. Then to tell us that your kid or the roommate has drama/failing/depressed/addiction. Then to ask about the internships. Then to ask about how many times it is ok for your kid to come back home. Then to talk about the hookup culture. Then to ask how much money he should be given. Then this. Then that. Then you will cry about AI taking away the jobs. Then his love life. Then should you pay for his wedding. Then job. Then kids.

It is never ending. And foolish parents think that college admission is where it ends. NOPE. And if you were waiting to divorce your spouse, well, don't do it. Because you will mess up your kid.

And once they have kids...should you provide childcare? Allow them to live rent-free for some years so that they can have a chance for a future?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The first DCUM thread with zero spite ... so far ... counting the seconds ... where are you guys?

Did you read 22:03? There.

Anonymous wrote:This one is WAY BETTER....

"Anti-Hero" (DC Urban Moms Version)

Verse 1:
I have this thing where I lurk on the forums
Posted my kid's stats anonymously this morning
Did you hear that someone's daughter made USAMO as a sophomore?
It must be exhausting always having me in the carpool

Pre-Chorus:
Sometimes I feel like everybody's kid is at RSI
Mine only made TASP (is that even prestigious?)
The forum agrees, the forum agrees

Chorus:
It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me
My kid got 1540, everybody agrees
That's not good enough for HYPSM, should she retake?
It must be exhausting having me on the thread

Verse 2:
I stay up reading chance-me posts on College Confidential
She's got the GPA but no national awards (just state-level)
Her summer internship was only at NIH, not published
And we're not legacy anywhere that matters

Pre-Chorus:
Sometimes I feel like we should've paid for that consultant
The one who got three kids into Stanford
My husband agrees, my therapist agrees

Chorus:
It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me
She's val, but so is everyone we know
I'm spiraling about demonstrated interest and Naviance scattergrams
It must be exhausting, my daughter tells me so

Bridge:
I have this dream where the Ivies release decisions
And everyone on DCUM is posting acceptances
But we're still stuck on the waitlist at our safety
It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me
It's me, hi, posted as "anonymous"
It's me, hi
Sidwell moms agree, Maret moms agree

Final Chorus:
It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me
She only took nine APs, everyone can see
Should've done that research gap year before applying
It must be exhausting being raised by me

Outro:
(It's me, hi, "just asking for a friend")
Her essay's about her grandma, should I make her start again?
(The forum agrees, my daughter's crying)
Someone's kid just won Regeneron
(Log off, log off, you're spiraling again)

Anonymous wrote:I come back to this forum in part for anthropological reasons. What people say about colleges reflects their understanding of the future. There’s a lot of fear here, and a lot of people trying to mitigate their with certainty. That’s interesting, and it says something about human beings generally, and about this moment in time.

Anonymous wrote:The first DCUM thread with zero spite ... so far ... counting the seconds ... where are you guys?