<p>A few month ago DD figured out my id on CC due to a specific lament. I get home tonight and she’s annoyed with my that I’ve discussed her stats (which are quite good) and other things here. </p>
<p>Has anyone else had their child hassle them about their CC posts? I’ve told her I will be creating a new name so she can’t find me!</p>
<p>I am really careful not to post specific stats, just ranges. My family, including older ds, now a college freshman, were bemused by my time on cc at first, but that quickly turned into “Go ask them on cc!” They know what a wealth of information this community is. What’s funny is one of ds’s good friends at his college posted on here as a HS senior, and I “talked” to him before ds even knew him. I don’t think the kid has figured out who I am.</p>
<p>Never ‘shared’ with my kids that I was on CC…safer that way ;)</p>
<p>Haha. D1 knows, and I believe reads some of my posts. She and I are very careful not to reveal my screen name to D2, who I think is not motivated enough to try to figure it out.</p>
<p>Mine know I’m here, in fact one of them helped me set up my account back in the dark ages when I didn’t know how, but neither has ever posted or looked on here. One said if there was something really important he needed to know, he was certain I’d pass it on.</p>
<p>ugh - actually logged off and tried to re-register with a new name/identity and the d@mn cookies recognize my computer…need to find CC virgin computer!</p>
<p>Just contact the moderators and see if they will let you change.</p>
<p>My kids think it is hillarious that I post on CC and call you guys my imaginary friends. However, they also think this site is bor…ing. I like the kids on CC, partially just because they are so different than my own, who I also like an awful lot.</p>
<p>“Never ‘shared’ with my kids that I was on CC…safer that way.”</p>
<p>This. </p>
<p>My kid would be mortified if he knew I posted on here.</p>
<p>My kids have no time or interest in CC but are amused and sometimes amazed by the tidbits I glean from it. </p>
<p>My kids are not applying anywhere at this point, so have no interest in most of these topics for now. When they were applying, they mainly networked with people they actually knew who were where they were trying to get to (or at least applying to same/similar schools). They have not shown any interest in searching my thousands of posts.</p>
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<p>Yes. Also, there’s nothing I’ve ever said on here that I haven’t said to them…or in front of them, anyway. We’re an open-book family, though, lots of good things, a few not so good things, no criminal past to be ashamed of. ;)</p>
<p>My kids think some of the stories I tell them about CC are funny, interesting, shocking, etc., but they’ve never been motivated enough by any of it to actually venture onto the site themselves. They’ve looked over my shoulder few times with mild amusement, but that’s as far as its ever gone.</p>
<p>My daughter checks my CC posts and sends me emails correcting them from time to time. </p>
<p>I have never shared specific numbers or grades for my kids; that information is not mine to share.</p>
<p>HImom, FLVADAD, and I must have the same kid!</p>
<p>I think that if your daughter has asked you not to share personal information, you should respect that. How would you feel if you found your kid sharing personal details of your life on an internet board? If your kids can figure out who you are by connecting the dots on the content of your posts, then you are giving out too much info. (Yes, I have posted all sorts of detail about my own kids, but I never tried to conceal my screen name from them.)</p>
<p>FWIW, this is the same thing I told my kid when she was upset about my reading one of her blogs. </p>
<p>I don’t think that people realize quite how public and permanent the internet is. </p>
<p>I don’t think it’s wrong to post general info about a family member under an assumed name without first asking permission… but once the person requests that you stop, then it seems to me that you should respect that. If you succeed in changing your screen name, I hope that you will still refrain from posting details that your d. is upset about.</p>
<p>My kids know I spend a lot of time on CC. I don’t think they follow my posts… but if they do… waving at you, Colorado_kids ;)</p>
<p>I recently found out that one of my sons has been posting here periodically, for over a year or so. I still don’t know his username, but he knows mine. I also found out that he posts on another site I’m on. I would have never figured it out had he not told me.</p>
<p>I hope that I’ve never said anything that would embarrass him (don’t think I have) and am glad to read his posts on the other site now, as he is quite hilarious and very smart. But why hasn’t he been defending my posts, all this time? Are you reading this, you??</p>
<p>When I first began online college forums, in about '99, I very quickly found one of DDs best friends posting and realised I had to be very careful. The friend would have felt awkward if she’d known it was me and I would not have felt comfortable posting freely knowing a HS buddy was reading it.</p>
<p>Later, once out of HS, DDs have all asked me to get information from CC, though they also make fun of CC, and have also all answered questions to students considering their schools. They are quite willing to pay it forward and seem now to be comfortable with me posting info about them. Heck, they’ve disliked, yet put up with Christmas letters all these years, CC probably seems like no big deal.</p>
<p>The big line in the sand was getting out of HS.</p>
<p>“Heck, they’ve disliked, yet put up with Christmas letters all these years, CC probably seems like no big deal.”</p>
<p>We just love it when we get those Christmas letters. We usually start chortling with anticipation before we even start reading them. The vast majority of them are such a sickening bragfest of exotic vacations taken, and children’s endless accomplishments. Any kid who can put up with that can handle a little bit of anonymous revelations on cc!</p>
<p>Not saying that your letters are like that, somemom, unless you are one of the people who are sending them to us…? In that case, um, gosh, that’s wonderful about your kids, and you look just great in that bikini!</p>
<p>One of our friends did a parody of a newsletter one holiday season. It was pretty funny, about various ailments and stuff. Can’t remember all the details and it wasn’t my kind of humor, but he enjoyed doing it. He doesn’t have kids so it was much about his beloved dog. :)</p>
<p>We do know some folks who live amazing lives but it does get awkward reading about it when it SOUNDS like conspicuous consumption while many are losing their jobs and hanging on by fingernails. I always feel for the sibs of superstars as well. Half the newsletter is about the amazing exploits of the oldest and brief sentences about the others and their plans.</p>
<p>A friend sends a photo collage, which is nice–several small snapshots of things the kids & family did in the past 12 months. It’s always gorgeously arranged. Haven’t but should do that.</p>
<p>Someday, maybe?</p>
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<p>I believe a CC kid is now a friend of DS as college freshmen. I think they were even looking at sharing a suite next year but that fell through.</p>