Oh, it hurt. But at that point breathing in my direction hurt, so it's nothing against him. He's left me with exercises, so it doesn't feel very woo-woo, although his delivery was very psychic-like, with the open-ended and the probing. Good luck with that working with me when I'm in a lot of pain.

My niece is here to start college. This is the niece who flunked out of her first school because of substance abuse and has been in rehab three times. We are kind of ticked because she is staying with us for the week and there was no prep, other than her dad emailing me what days she was arriving. We are paying for every meal and doing all the arranging and driving, plus she packed her own stuff, but doesn't have a lamp or supplies or anything, so we are buying her those. I don't know where parental involvement should stop or start, so maybe I am expecting too much. I am glad to know they trust us to figure everything out and get it all done, but you think they'd be a bit more involved..

Although, let's be fair. I was still a minor when I applied to college, and still a minor when I enrolled. Only for another 10 days, but, I was the reason all the first-years in the dorm couldn't go to the 18-plus show at orientation weekend.

Now, if my mother had called up in the middle of my grad school application, then it would be a competition between the admin and me over who could tell her to butt out first.

I ended up (probably because of potato talk) making a run to McDonald's to get food for most of the office. One of my coworkers got a kid's meal.

The toy choices were:

Boy: GIANT FLYING ROBOT
Girl: Strawberry Shortcake doll

t sigh

Although, let's be fair. I was still a minor when I applied to college, and still a minor when I enrolled. Only for another 10 days, but, I was the reason all the first-years in the dorm couldn't go to the 18-plus show at orientation weekend.

absolutely. If you call me about a legitimate issue, then I am happy to talk to you. Don't call me and demand a room change for your kid to a more expensive room that we aren't going to pay for because she has problems with her roommates.

I don't know where parental involvement should stop or start, so maybe I am expecting too much. I am glad to know they trust us to figure everything out and get it all done, but you think they'd be a bit more involved.

Er, dumping the responsibility on you is not OK. Ugh. I'm sorry, that must be stressful and frustrating. And, well, expensive. I think that's a different issue than parents being overly involved in their kid's academic life.

Oh, it hurt.

Oh no! (I extrapolated from my own treatments too much. Sorry.)

Good luck with it. My Aunt has been a massage therapist for a long time and a few years ago she got her c-s cert as well. She speaks very highly of it.

But in terms of policy, don't their voting records have almost 90% overlap?

Yeah. I think their approaches to policy on almost any issue would be aimed at the same end goal. I guess the big question is if Obama's inexperience would hamper his effectiveness more than the motivating hatred Clinton inspires in the Far Right would hamper hers.

I don't know where parental involvement should stop or start, so maybe I am expecting too much.

Yeah. It's not so much transferring the responsibility to someone else, but teaching your kid to handle. their. shit.

I kinda resented mom for not helping me more with applications-particularly financial aid, but I went to college, so I guess I was able to do it. Now, I'm so glad she made me do it myself. I can't imagine asking mom to do something for me after age 16 unless it was dire and required an adult.

Yeah. I think their approaches to policy on almost any issue would be aimed at the same end goal. I guess the big question is if Obama's inexperience would hamper his effectiveness more than the motivating hatred Clinton inspires in the Far Right would hamper hers.

If only we could convert Clinton hatred into energy. Then electing Clinton would end our dependence on foreign oil.