Just a Warning...

[telkanuru]

Funny, my parents couldn't wait to get me out of the house.

[Inquartata]

I cannot believe that...

[Mo]

A few words of advice to the parental units in this thread- for the love of god, don't call your kid at 8:30 AM on a Saturday and ask how their week was, or what they did last night, or whatever else. And if you do, and they pick up and sound groggy, don't make fun of them for not being awake yet. Odds are you'll either get hung up on, or an extremely grouchy "Don't call me this early" from a kid who, despite not living at home anymore, still feels like you're just in the next room over.

Please, let them live a little. If you raised them right, they'll call you, probably not as often as you want, but it'll be when they need it, and as far as I can tell, that's sort of what you guys are looking for.

Duh,,, Why is it usually assumed that parents are a pain in the ass to their children??
Many of us have a lot more common sense than you give us credit for. Common courtesy in the house leads to the same when the kids are not in the house.

Momster

[daveappr]

Common courtesy in the house leads to the same when the kids are not in the house.

Momster

I think I may use this in the not so distant future- 5:30 this evening when I get home- this is the most useful sentence I've seen or heard today. We drop our son off tomorrow at PSU- I'm looking forward to getting my house back......

[MyrddinsPrecint]

Duh,,, Why is it usually assumed that parents are a pain in the ass to their children??

Because the people whose parents were reasonable during college don't have an axe to grind, and aren't posting about how they would wake up at the same time every sunday and read a book aloud over the phone together with their parents over brunch.

No, those of us that assume that parents are a pain in the ass to their children assume so because they're getting whining phone calls and emails about how they NEVER GET TO TALK TO YOU even though you call a couple times a week and efficiently reply to the emails they send once in a blue moon.

And so we *****. Sometimes it's concealed by a bland suggestion rather than a rant, but it's still *****ing

[fatfencer]

but I really didnt get **** from my family. I paid for everything. They got off so cheap they OWE me money. Not only are you guys incredibly permissive parents (stereotypically speaking, of course) but you even pay for college. Wow kids have it easy.

I certainly didnt get things like 'cookies' or anything like that. it was a knockdown, dragout fight to get them to pay for an extra textbook. It didn't teach me 'self reliance' or any of that rationalizing b.s. but it did make me extremely resourceful and mean.

In fact, if I wasn't a good chess hustler back then I probably wouldnt have got thru my first year. Luckily I got a job as a computer lab attendant so I didnt have to buy a computer, scientific calculator, etc.

It really amazes me to see how much money you parents have. Its a real blessing to have parents who saved and invested wisely so college could be easier. I hope your kids are grateful and actually do something with the financial investment.

When I have kids I will definitely homeschool them. I think the savings over public schools will be tremendous and the kids will have less deleterious influences. One thing I will do though is sign them up for debate and speech teams within the local school system so they understand how to persuade people and form effective arguments. There's very little they learn in school more important than that.


FF

[occasionalfencer]

Homeschooling can have many advantages for the right family, but don't think that it will be cheaper. Your tax dollars go to support many expenses at the public schools, which you have to pay for over again for your own children if you homeschool. Whether you can get any support at all from your tax supported public schools depends on your school district, but don't count on anything.

[KD5MDK]

My university provided the Fridge and Microwave. I believe they figured this was easier than allowing people to bring whatever electrical loads they wanted. We made up for it in computers.

Funny, my parents couldn't wait to get me out of the house.

Funny that...