Just when I thought I could spend my time worrying about CJ's dorm refrigerator (missing parts – has to be sent back to Target), I went to 11th Grade Back to School Night for GC, my HS junior son, who … Continue reading
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September is the optimal time of year for college angst. Parents of first year students have queries about their kids who are either not communicating at all (boys) or texting/skyping 25+ times a day about the untidy habits of their … Continue reading
Great news! A huge chunk of this blog has been published in a wonderful new anthology, "I'm Going to College, Not You: A Parent's Guide to Surviving the College Search," by Jennifer Delahunty, the Dean of Admissions of Kenyon College. … Continue reading
What a surprise to find out on Facebook that parents of sophomores are once again spending hours in BB&B. For my son this year, five minutes there was enough – his only purchases were a multi-shade tree lamp and a … Continue reading
Here is a text from one of my readers, who just took her son to a top liberal arts college in the northwest: All is good. Met 2/3 roommates. The queen and the hick. Will meet prom king tomorrow, and … Continue reading