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
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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
Somehow the four-month summer has vanished in a surreal flash, and CJ is scheduled to return to college in three days. This time I am accompanying him without Mr. Neurotic Parent or GC (Good Conversationalist, our new name for our … Continue reading
In the spirit of summer, and to celebrate the publication of a huge chunk of this blog in a fabulous new book, the Neurotic Parent will rerun of some of the most popular previous posts. We will count down this … Continue reading
Today I got the kind of call all parents hope for – a stellar, unsolicited report about a youngster we had raised from the beginning, with love, care and just the right amount of discipline. "I had lunch with Kathy … Continue reading