Anonymous
Post 07/01/2014 08:22     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
I think many kids get to college expecting it to be amazing and then can't figure out why they are so unhappy. Students work very hard in high school to get to these "perfect" colleges. I think what they find is a lot of stress to keep up and then the extreme opposite when students let loose and spend all their social time getting drunk. I went to a private east coast college 20 years ago. I was a low income student. I thought college would be amazing. It was not. I had never seen so many drunk people, girls with eating disorders, students doing drugs, students hooking up and then pretending the next day they didn't know each other. The work hard, play hard mentality has been going on a long time. There is no real sense of self worth at your on pace or real meaningful relationships being formed. It is a social environment run by teenagers/young adults that have immature brain formation. I was reading one of the online guides about my college a few years ago. A student was saying that many freshmen tried to pretend they were happy and figure out how to survive the party hard/hookup culture. Unless you are like the Wolf of Wall Street, I think that work hard/play hard environment sucks for girls. But teenagers look around and see everyone with a smile plastered to their face and think what is wrong with me. Parents on this board saying if only you let your kids start drinking early so they can handle it are just contributing to the problem.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2014 07:39     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:YAWN.


Let's see..... teeth, tongue....no taste...
I think the PP was expressing tiredness of all the nonsense.


I think the PP was sock pupetting. This thread is a good argument for doing away with anonymity.
Then it should be that way for every thread in DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2014 07:06     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:YAWN.


Let's see..... teeth, tongue....no taste...
I think the PP was expressing tiredness of all the nonsense.


I think the PP was sock pupetting. This thread is a good argument for doing away with anonymity.
Anonymous
Post 07/01/2014 06:18     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:YAWN.


Let's see..... teeth, tongue....no taste...
I think the PP was expressing tiredness of all the nonsense.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 23:34     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:YAWN.


Let's see..... teeth, tongue....no taste...
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:54     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:YAWN.
+1
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:50     Subject: Scary thoughts about kids at college
YAWN.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:25     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Is this dust up over "silly helicopter parenting"? If do, what a sad diversion from the weighty topic of college suicides.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:21     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:IDK, I see one poster who has all the answers among lots of other posters who have lots of questions, ideas, suggestions, lessons learned, etc. But if you have all the answers, then good for you! Nothing bad will ever happen to you.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:20     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:IDK, I see one poster who has all the answers among lots of other posters who have lots of questions, ideas, suggestions, lessons learned, etc. But if you have all the answers, then good for you! Nothing bad will ever happen to you.
Oh for pete's sake! Give it a rest! You're not helping.


+1. 20:19 here. I got a little philosophical on her, but your blunter version might be more effective.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:19     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:IDK, I see one poster who has all the answers among lots of other posters who have lots of questions, ideas, suggestions, lessons learned, etc. But if you have all the answers, then good for you! Nothing bad will ever happen to you.


You're talking to multiple posters. I personally don't think I have all the answers, and I never said I did.

You keep accusing several of us of thinking we have "all the answers." That's just nonsense you made up. In fact we just have different views from you.

This is how social media works: people have different views. It's unconducive to discussion to take your toys and stomp off accusing everyone else of thinking they have "all the answers." You are a very disruptive and unhelpful participant.

Serious question: are you the multiple-adjective insult queen from over the weekend?
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:17     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:IDK, I see one poster who has all the answers among lots of other posters who have lots of questions, ideas, suggestions, lessons learned, etc. But if you have all the answers, then good for you! Nothing bad will ever happen to you.
Oh for pete's sake! Give it a rest! You're not helping.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:07     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
IDK, I see one poster who has all the answers among lots of other posters who have lots of questions, ideas, suggestions, lessons learned, etc. But if you have all the answers, then good for you! Nothing bad will ever happen to you.
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:06     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look, the "I did it this way. Therefore nothing bad will every happen to me or my kids" poster is back.

That and "if you do it any other way than my way, you are wrong, your point of view is irrelevant, and your experiences meaningless. It's great to be me."


Wow, you suck. Way to trivialize everybody else's points of view.

This forum used to be good....

Wait, you're name calling and complaining about others not open to all points of view and rolling your eyes at another post that's complaining about others not open to all points of view?
Wow, this forum used to be so good. . . .


New PP. We should get you some boxing gloves, then you could charge admission!


PS, seems like you're confusing multiple posters?
Anonymous
Post 06/30/2014 20:05     Subject: Re:Scary thoughts about kids at college
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Look, the "I did it this way. Therefore nothing bad will every happen to me or my kids" poster is back.

That and "if you do it any other way than my way, you are wrong, your point of view is irrelevant, and your experiences meaningless. It's great to be me."


Wow, you suck. Way to trivialize everybody else's points of view.

This forum used to be good....

Wait, you're name calling and complaining about others not open to all points of view and rolling your eyes at another post that's complaining about others not open to all points of view?
Wow, this forum used to be so good. . . .


New PP. We should get you some boxing gloves, then you could charge admission!