<p>Okay, you’re not going to see this from my posts, but I’m good a hiding these things. In the morning I put a cup of coffee on then check the message boards here before my kiddos with early start times get breakfast and/or sack lunches. I have an extremely talented. albeit unmotivated, HS junior. He thinks he will waltz into his goal schools with a (very) good GPA, great test scores and a unique EC. I’m thinking he’s on my couch until he’s 30 and we do an intervention on Dr. Phil. Is it me, or is this a scary place?</p>
<p>Better hurry on that Dr. Phil intervention thing. I hear he’s thinking of “going digital” in a year or two …</p>
<p>Actually there is a prescribed plan for “the cure.” Unfortunately it doesn’t start until your kids stop needing your support. Sorry.</p>
<p>Ive been reading/posting on CC for under a month and my situation is already very serious. I dragged myself away from the computer long enough to go to the optometrist to get new glasses for the first time in 2 ½ years. He asked what was going on in my life and I replied College applications and admissions. Turns out he has a 16 year old daughter and he seems to think that, of course, hell be able send her to school somewhere for $20K a year. Possible, yes. Probable, no. I gave him a mini admissions and FA lecture, spouting facts right and left. He must think that I am insane, although he politely acted as though he were interested. MUST restrain myself in public!</p>
<p>I plan to indulge my addiction at least as long as my kid is in college. I have way too many unanswered questions. How do you manage to send a kid 2000 miles away? I mean, how do you physically do it? The logistics? What kind of computer would be best? What if he has a horrible roommate? What if he gets sick? How do I cope with him being gone? What about majors and grad school and on and on. I need to communicate with others similarly obsessed. CC is a wealth of info, entertaining and much cheaper than therapy (i.e. the vigil lounge).</p>
<p>The 12 steps have been covered in another thread - see, you’re not alone!</p>
<p>Post #32: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/482499-read-about-yourself-3.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/482499-read-about-yourself-3.html</a></p>
<p>Too funny for words.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone!</p>
<p>i’ve concluded that i’d prefer my two that will still go through the college search process would be best served by staying off cc and i’ll be the go between :)<br>
sounds like a way to possibly tone down the angst. </p>
<p>fortunately, my oldest, now in college, never got on cc. It would have been helpful for me to have found cc sooner but it all worked out ok. i can tell you that in the first few weeks of me finding cc several years ago it was an information overload :)</p>
<p>it’s interesting that the two youngest (when you thought they really weren’t listening) actually were listening to the college discussions in the house. they are already using terms like …“out of state” and “medium sized school” and mentioning possible colleges to visit. it’s too funny. what have we done ? :)</p>
<p>I just went through the harrowing? educational? exciting? consuming? process of having two back-to-back high school seniors. Both were exceptional students, and were willing to go to school anywhere in the US. The whole college search process became like a hobby for me, and now…there’s a three year gap until youngest is off. Meanwhile this whole college search thing is hard to turn off, although I noticed that it was “turning off” my friends. So, here’s to the CC community! YOU understand where I’m coming from:)</p>
<p>Guilty. I am known as the local expert on all things college, but few around have any desire to actually hear about it. I try so hard to bite my tongue to keep from boring folks.</p>
<p>My D has never frequented CC. Thank goodness! She is in the process of trying to transfer, and 2 kids on CC have already heard from her school of choice. If she knew, she’d be sure she’s rejected. Me, I am terrified about it & can barely function … but as long as SHE is blissfully unaware many hours away, we’re good. </p>
<p>Then again, if I could stay away, I wouldn’t know about the other kids, either. THAT would be wonderful. Can’t do it, though. My name is kelsmom & I am an addict …</p>