Man, even in the 15 years since I was a student, parental involvement is OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS now. Seriously, I would go for weeks without talking to my folks, and really the only fallout would be that I would just be calling them for money and would kind of get grief for that.

(I did like going home on weekends sometimes though, because I could do laundry, eat free food, and sleep in a room by myself.)

I am SO glad that cell phones were not a thing when I was in college.

Tell me about it. Even ten years ago when I was in the biology academic office at Penn, we'd get calls from parents upset because their kids had gotten into Dr. D's Biology 101 lecture when the student rating book thingummy said Dr. B was a better professor. (Which is perfectly true. Dr. D was a brilliant researcher and grad student mentor who sucked at teaching undergrads. There are several in every department, but they have to teach a 100 or 200-level course on occasion anyway.) And it boggled my mind, because my parents figured that, having sent me off to college, they were going to let me take care of myself, since I was 900 miles away and all.

{{{Cashmere & Owen}}}

{{KristenT}} - ei.

hooray for d-pére! That's wonderful news... I'm sure he's excited too.

Today needs to go away and die.

Except for d's great news. YAY!

Man, even in the 15 years since I was a student, parental involvement is OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS now.

I keep trying to convince people in my office of this, but they don't believe me. We were all watching some slightly risqué Spanish short films for a book we're developing, and when I said there was no way I would show them in class, they thought I was being prudish. I was like "No, I just don't want to deal with the inevitable calls I would get from parents/dean's office." They thought I was kidding.

So sorry to hear about all the crappy days!

Man, even in the 15 years since I was a student, parental involvement is OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS now.

I work at a college, and the people in my office call their children's college all the time. My boss is constantly calling/setting up apartments/getting car repairs for her 21 year old daughter and 24 year old son, both still in college. Right now she has no money because she is paying for 2 apartments in addition to her own, one of which her son is not even living in! I keep telling her that she is craxy! She says she does it because her parents were so uninvolved with her life (was on her own the minute she turned 18) and she thinks it ruined her young life. Maybe that is the impetus?

It's amazing what people do for their kids now. I was talking to my uncle today, my cousin is a freshman here, and I took her to the grocery store the other day. Cause I'm cool, I paid for her stuff. Her dad called to thank me, and he was shocked to find that my college allowance was $100 a month. And most kids I knew didn't get an allowance, they had to work during breaks and save their money!

My sister's bridal shower is going to be held in late October. She really wants it to be costumes. I keep telling her we should do Joan Crawford and Bette Davis from "Baby Jane". How fun would that be?

I, of course, would be Bette Davis, even though my sister has better eyes.

heh. I think my allowance after rent and bills was about that. Like, my rent was $350 and they'd send me a check for $500, or something like that.

But, if I trekked home I'd get a grocery trip and a $20 bill slipped to me as I was saying goodbye.