Orientation - Parents Still in 'competitive' mode

anitaw
Thu, 27 Jul 2006 09:03:58 +0000

My 2 sons attend very different sorts of colleges- one hippie-esque and the other preppy-Lexus. What I noticed was how underdressed and coiffed I felt compared with one group of parents, and how approachable I found the others. Funny, my sons have found it the same way (though I never articulated this to them)in terms of their classmates. My point being, if the parents are still competing/one-upping, the kids will be too…might be worth talking with your child about your observations.