Orientation - Parents Still in 'competitive' mode

1Down2togo
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 15:46:47 +0000

I usually avoid “opportunities” to “get to know” people I will only be with for 45 minutes and then never see again. But sometimes it can’t be avoided, in which case I look around for the oldest people in the room, on the theory that there is a good chance that they may be thinking about which restaurant to go to for dinner instead of where their kid’s college is ranked in U.S. News.