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<p>As well you should. And hopefully you will. And probably he will much appreciate it. </p>
<p>I think the big difference between us parents who have been there and a few of those who haven’t is this realization. The WP Supt in his address to the Class of 2012 parents this summer stated that it was his third plebe year, one as a plebe, one as a parent, and one as the Supt. and that the one as a parent was, by far, the most difficult. Why is this? Because we who have been there realize that there is absolutely nothing we can do to effect the situation a single iota whatsoever.</p>
<p>Just listen. He will call you with some of the most off-the-wall situations imaginable. Don’t waste your time and his precious phone minutes advising him. By the next discussion, when you would have a perfect solution mapped out, he will have forgotten the entire episode.</p>
<p>Just let them vent. And if you are good at it you will establish a life long relationship. My son brags that he has never listened to anything I have to say and usually, if anything, does exactly the opposite. However, he has never had a crisis or made any type of major decision that did not entail a lengthy phone conversation with me. And trust me, they will get a lot more serious than getting yelled at for not remembering a chow call.</p>
<p>Good luck. However, if you have a problem with circular logic and private agendas, perhaps you are on the wrong forum.</p>