<p>Kids know and don’t care. I’ll frequently send them links to things I think might interest them. They’ll read it and we’ll discuss but they have no interest in their own account. They’re very laid back.</p>
<p>aware of CC account?..they aren’t even aware of CC…</p>
<p>My kids know that if I have any kind of college info that its most likely from cc. I’m afraid to tell them that I also figure out what’s for dinner on cc.</p>
<p>My oldest thought it was bizarre back in the day, the next one liked it, appreciated the info and even offered to answer questions regarding her school, which had many posts on CC. The youngest did not care one way or another, but thought it was another annoying silly Mom thing.</p>
<p>Now that my oldest is mature, she is willing to answer questions for people who ask about her schools.</p>
<p>They have, though, see some great help come out of this and whilst making fun of it, they also appreciate when I can research something for them and get a quick answer.</p>
<p>D thinks it’s fine and thinks whatever insights I get are great and she likes all the info I pass on to her. She is not much of a FBer, let alone a CCer, so doubtful she would ever be on here with her own account. She is too busy living a real life, but is happy I have my own online and real life friends.</p>
<p>My kids and my spouse definitely think chatting with strangers online is weird. I’ve even met a few CCers in real life–they thought that was even weirder.</p>
<p>Yep, they know all about my “imaginary friends”. Don’t understand why I care about people I have never met .</p>
<p>Kids (college frosh and HS soph) have a vague knowledge that I go somewhere, but no interest in finding out any more about it. Ditto H. If they only knew how much I was here lurking, they would be shocked and amazed. But, since I am on temporary “no stress for college” with the college frosh launched and the soph still a ways away, I can chill for a while. Hard to imagine a year ago and how badly I was stressed with finding the right place for my now college freshman!</p>
<p>Kids know about it, I’ve mentioned some threads from time to time. I don’t think they care one way or another.</p>
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ditto! And even more so since D graduated last May. :eek:</p>
<p>Yes, of course kids know – yes, they think it is weird, but sometimes they have a question, and ask me to ask on CC about it, LOL. Everything I learned in the last 10 years, I learned on CC, LOL (or FB) . . . CC is more reliable than FB, though for most things.</p>
<p>Daughter thinks it’s “cute” that I have imaginary friends. Spouse would agree. </p>
<p>In all seriousness, I have always been respectful of HER privacy. I don’t really talk about her on this forum, at least nothing that isn’t public already. I know that we think we are anonymous here, but shortly after I joined, I “recognized” a classmate’s parent from their posts and have always been mindful of what I discuss.</p>
<p>Several times, I have met CC’ers in person. And then when going to meet them, I have to repeat the mantra to my kids – now don’t be getting together with strangers you met on the internet. Actually, someone I consider a good friend, I met on CC, and she lives in the area (the area I just moved away from). She has given me great advice about community theatre when my kids were involved. But I’ve never met her in person. She is real, though, I swear, LOL.</p>
<p>Our kids use forums too so to them, it’s just another forum.</p>
<p>My daughter thinks it’s a bit odd. Weirder still is that when I met PDXSuzanne IRL, it turns out she knows DD’s boyfriend’s family!</p>
<p>I’ve only been here a short time, but my kids know. I’ve been on forums and message boards for many years though, so they don’t care. I’ve met some people from my “expecting group” that I joined 14 years ago when I was expecting my now 13 yo. She’s met them as well. To her, digital communication just normal.</p>
<p>I have to admit, with two grown children, I haven’t found much information here that I didn’t already know about colleges-although what brought me here, a search for a place for my middle kid to explore her interest in culinary arts, was helpful. The answer was right here in town all along though.</p>
<p>I enjoy the banter on the Parent Cafe and the Parent Forum-I don’t really bother with any of the rest.</p>
<p>My kids are used to me. :D</p>
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We think we are, but we probably aren’t. Being mindful is a good idea. I know there are CCers who would never say in real life what they post here. But CC isn’t a small special-interest group anymore, if it ever was. When someone’s in a particularly snarky mood, or spills some pretty personal info about a husband/child/friend, I’ve wondered if they think they’re the only person from their community who reads CC. Because they almost certainly aren’t.</p>
<p>DS knows and greets me with “what’s new on the cc”…appreciates my “research”.</p>
<p>My son knows I am on a college forum. He neither tells me I’m weird nor asks me anything about what I have learned but I tell him what I “understand” about certain situations from the college forum. He accepts that info just as if someone we knew told us that. </p>
<p>Personally, I find cc to be a lot more interesting and interactive than FB. It makes no difference to me if I ever meet the people here in person.</p>
<p>I work for a website and work from home. My main coworker also works from home and we email back and forth to each other several times a day. I have never met her in person and I don’t care if I ever do. We work so well with each other via the internet and email jokes back and forth like we are in two cubicles next to each other.</p>
<p>What I like about cc is that I can get input about ANYTHING I want to know and when people reach out and pm you, you know that they want to share something specifically aimed at you. You can’t ask for anyone to care more about you than that</p>