Orientation - Parents Still in 'competitive' mode

calmom
Fri, 28 Jul 2006 16:19:34 +0000

Apple, in my comment above I was mostly responding to your disappointing encounters with other parents – I meant I was glad I am not going to be meeting them. My daughter is attending college in New York, and I am not going to the orientation because (a) she doesn’t want me there, and (b) given the cost of hotels in NYC, we can’t really justify the added cost of a round trip airfare and 2 or more nights in a hotel.

But my d’s college did have a local orientation-type event – they sent an academic rep out the west coast and met with about 15 students and their moms in the home of an alumna. There was a little bit of time for socializing, but I didn’t find that I had much in common with the other parents. (Large disparity in economic class & background). But we certainly got questions answered about academics and course enrollment.

As this is my 2nd kid, I’ve got the “letting go” part figured out. One more reason I’m not going to the orientation.