<p>I had one of those really gratifying parenting moments today. S came home from sports camp on the east coast with a teammate/boarding school classmate in tow. The boy is from Hong Kong. I mentioned to the boys that there was a thread on College Confidential about nagging and the application process. My son asked his friend if he knew what nagging meant? The boy said that he did not and my son said, “It’s what your mother is doing about your college essays- always asking you if you have done them.” My son turned to me and said, “His mother is worse than you. But his essays are harder because it is hard for him to write in English.” YAY- there is a parent more irritating than me!</p>