<p>Psh, I go nowhere near political forums…although if I do post in the Parents Forum (and rarely do) I try and change my tone and diction accordingly. I have never experienced animosity.</p>
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<p>Nice one, Sokkermommy! Did not get enough traction on the earlier zinger? And, by the way, why did you stop short of adding drinking all day and calling escort services in the middle of the night among “favored” or more appropriate activities? </p>
<p>Maturity is in the eye of the beholder!</p>
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<p>I think you guys are conflating Aries and Ares.</p>
<p>In Greek mythology Ares is the god of war. Aries is the ram that carried Athamas’s son Phrixus and daughter Helle to Colchis to escape their wicked stepmother Ino - which is why the astrological sign Aries is represented by a ram. Ares and Aries are not the same god/person/animal.</p>
<p>Coureur, please tell that to … AriesAthena. I simply quoted her. :)</p>
<p>xig, I can’t imagine anyone suggesting you should be anywhere else. From our many sub-surface conversations I know how involved you are on campus at CMC . Don’t sweat it. Sometimes people don’t know what they don’t know. (Now if you were substituting us for a real life - you and I would be “chatting” about your choices.;)) </p>
<p>When student posters come to our room to opine that all of us parent posters should have a better place to be than CC and then compare that with their parents superior “hands-off” 'tude - well, let’s just say I don’t much care for that. ;)</p>
<p>Facebook and MySpace seem like internet catalogues for Wanna-Be celebrities or hook-ups, if you ask me. All that posing! All those photos! Crikey! My sons have no interest. They delete the photos that others paste into their Facebook page. They use it as an address book. </p>
<p>If they had an interest in CC they would probably post on the political threads with hubris and, not unlike their dinner table jousts, they would probably maintain some of their positions via their extensive travels and history readings. Neither has the pen of xiggi or FS, however.</p>
<p>Coureur, thanks. How could I make that mistake! Whew mea maxima culpa.</p>
<p>Off Topic- cheers, the first time I witnessed the posing in party attire photos on myspace (over my D’s shoulder), I thought she was looking at the online version of the back pages of one of those free Las Vegas Visitor’s Handbooks :eek:. </p>
<p>My D had no use for any of that online stuff in high school but she does have a facebook account now.</p>
<p>Nice one about the escort services old Xigs.</p>
<p>My my , how sensitive ! </p>
<p>Yes my friend, maturity is in the eye of the beholder.</p>
<p>“Sokkermommy”?? (may be why some adults are offended by the constant student cuteness on the parents forum)</p>
<p>Now go do your homework. :)</p>
<p>And to quote another Parent poster: “it’s not a ego-building molly-coddling place.”</p>
<p>We need better smilies. I could really use that one where the little dude is scarfing popcorn excitedly waiting for the next scene to unfold.</p>
<p>I think it’s a sign of maturity when a student comes to the parents’ board to ask a question, receive feedback, and get other opinions. There’s wisdom in probing this great Parental Group Mind (almost like the Borg in Star Trek). If the tone is respecful, with no axe to grind (which should be the tone of everyone’s posts), then he/she is more than welcome!</p>
<p>As a parent, it’s my job to teach my children to be respectful and well-mannered, but I don’t see it as my job to correct other young people’s behavior any more than I would be inclined to correct that of another adult. I’ve not seen the students looking for “ego-building” or “molly-coddling” here, but perhaps that’s because I’ve not been here long enough or consistently enough to observe them. However, I have seen some adult posters who seem to fit that description. As for the students who pop in and criticize parents for being here, I suggest that completely ignoring them would be the best response.</p>
<p>Well, it’s not my job to give advice on college applications to other people’s children, but I do it anyway.</p>
<p>I view the “Parent’s Cafe” as a virtual cocktail party. Underage participants enter at their own risk…</p>
<p>Correcting other people’s behavior and views, whether those of adults or other people’s children, is not the job of anyone here on cc. But I think it’s the most popular hobby :D.</p>
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<p>Of course students ASK for advice on their applications.</p>
<p>If it’ll make the kids feel better they can send me a cashier’s check for $10 every time they want to post. I know I’ll feel better! :)</p>
<p>coureur:</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification.</p>