<p>Wow CBBBlinker! I guess you can’t keep a good woman down. Sounds like a lot of fun at D’s graduation. So happy to hear that CBBBSon ended the year in good shape as well!
I hope you continue to improve - and keep the 10 lbs off!</p>
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Yes, that’s my goal! </p>
<p>Oh, and did I mention that H arranged w/ a realtor for us to go scope out a condo in Cambridge, MA tomorrow? (Long story here about H wanting to move, me not wanting to move at the moment, and where we put down our next set of roots.) Huh? Did he forget we’re hosting a party on Sunday? I really don’t have time for this …</p>
<p>Good to hear all the good news about graduations, academic successes! CBBBlinker, your energy is inspiring!</p>
<p>Very unsettling, however, to read about the young woman in woody’s post - especially the (understandable) reluctance to press charges. Colleges seem to do more in terms of educating freshmen about social issues (date rape drugs, etc.) than a generation ago. But you have to wonder whether enough is being done to educate students about the importance of reporting inappropriate behavior. In light of woody’s story and the possibility of prior abuse in the UVA situation, it seems that many young women still do not feel comfortable/empowered to report abuse. And it also seems likely there is nowhere near enough education/outreach about how valuable therapy can be.</p>
<p>peonies, I’m still struggling with the UVA situation. I hope we eventually learn all the relevant facts. D just finished her first year there and I have to say that I have been very impressed with what I have seen on Grounds prior to this in terms of education and awareness of date rape, abuse, where to go for help, that type of thing. But all the education in the world isn’t going to help if women are afraid to report it.</p>
<p>yes, sabaray, perhaps the key word is ‘afraid’. If we (as a society) are not effective in protecting abused individuals, it may well be in their best interests not to report the abuse.</p>
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<p>But we couldn’t even eat the food! We had to rush off to D’s choir concert. </p>
<p>CBBB, so glad you were able to enjoy graduation!</p>
<p>On the topic of not reporting sex crimes…I just finished reading The Girl with the Dragon Tatoo. I guess if everyone was able to extract revenge like that girl did…</p>
<p>Aaaagggghhh! Don’t be a spoiler! I haven’t read it yet. And I want to. </p>
<p>I don’t know about the rest of you but I am always so glad when Friday rolls around.</p>
<p>Intentionally not a spoiler…more like a teaser…</p>
<p>I’m usually glad when Friday rolls around, too, but there is so much to do. Just got an email from younger D’s cheer coach reminding us of all the forms that are due on Monday or they will get demerits. (I still can’t figure out how 8th graders can get demerits for a HS activity.) Plus, gotta do some of that dreaded cheer fundraising stuff. Plus a dressy banquet for each D, plus a non-dressy one for all on Sunday. Plus gotta get Son to finish those job apps he started. And have I mentioned (yes, probably a dozen times) that Son’s bedding and other college stuff is still all over the place?</p>
<p>Last load of dorm bedding in the wash here. Phew!</p>
<p>I am still buried under laundry! I brought back a giant duffel just packed with dirty clothes. Another packed with bedding and wet towels. Grumble. You can walk through D’s room to her bed but that’s about it. Yikes. I don’t think she did any laundry at all since Easter weekend. Really sad when you think she had enough clothes to not need to.</p>
<p>We received an email advising us that there is one opening for one male at the one public university autism program in our state. There is a questionare for the student to fill out and submit. Looks like there are eleven folks who want the spot. (It was probably a violation of the privacy laws for the director of the program to show all of our email addresses.) </p>
<p>I don’t know how interested Son is in the program, but I’m going to have him complete the form and see what happens. I have no idea what they are looking for…do they want someone who is very bright and capable, who would have a better chance of success in college, or do they want someone who has had tremendous difficulties, who would need the program more than anyone else? I guess all the student can do is to be honest, and let them pick the person who would best fit into the program.</p>
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Exactly the same here, sabaray! And it’s not just clothes, she has too much of everything! And most of that stuff is currently all over my house.
She promises it will all be cleaned up and laundry done by the time BF arrives tonight. Yeah, right…</p>
<p>No spoiler here, just saying that I loved …Dragon Tattoo so much I immediately read the next one. And the third one comes out next week…</p>
<p>CBBB - so glad you are mending quickly. Kudos to your D for being accepted to Yale - did I miss it or did you modestly not share that accomplishment with us? ;)</p>
<p>CBB…glad you are recovering quickly! Congrats on the graduation and good academic news for all Bliner kids! Yay!</p>
<p>We also have dorm stuff and bedding everywhere at our house and D2 has been home for a week! She is snuggled up reading yet another book as it is a rainy day here. Told her to get moving on the laundry!</p>
<p>Slow but steady…finally lost another pound!Yay! At this rate it will take the entire year before the wedding to lose what I want to. Ish…</p>
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Well, this IS the 2013 thread … 
She was pleased to have been accepted to all 3 MPH programs she applied to which had strong programs in her areas of interest – childhood obesity and diabetes. H & I are pleased to have her back in the northeast.</p>
<p>DS has been home for 2 weeks and the entire contents of his dorm room remains on the floor of his bedroom. He has washed enough clothing to keep himself decent, but I can’t tell that anything else has been disturbed. Occassionally I find something has migrated into the hall or living room and I gather it up and throw it back. He has one narrow path in there. He’s gotta get tired of it eventually. Me, I just dont go in there.</p>
<p>On a more serious topic, I was listening to DS and GF discuss students who would not be coming back to their school next year. (and trying not to be so nosey that they clammed up). They rattled off maybe a dozen acquaintances with reasons ranging from homesick, lost scholarship, bi-polar, hated the school, drank too much, wanted to study something not available there… and finally “X” who got kicked out for beating up his girlfriend. While neither knew “X,” DS had a class with the victim and said she showed up with serious bruises. While I know practically nothing in the way of details (DS didnt know if the police were involved), I was glad to hear that violence against the girl was not tolerated or swept under the carpet.</p>
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well, yeah, but if we can share stories about cranky husbands and annoying in-laws, surely we can brag about our non-2013 kids! ;)</p>
<p>eggmom, between your story, woody’s and the UVA situation, I am worried enough about this topic to have a conversation with D. we’ve talked enough (I hope) about getting help if anyone hits you even once, but never directly about reporting abuse suffered by others. honestly, it’s not one of the things I worried about when she left for school.</p>
<p>I posted this on the thread about the UVA situation, but I’m glad that the alleged murderer is a good looking guy. It makes it more real for our daughters. When we see pictures of murderers in the paper or on the news, they always seem to look like they’ve slept under a bridge for the last month, and our D’s think “I’d never be involved with someone like that…” Good to for them to see that a potentially violent guy could be wealthy, handsome and smart.</p>
<p>Great news CBB
Awesome all the way around.</p>
<p>I have a large foyer. It’s about 9 feet wide and close to 20 feet long (although the dining and living room are on either side). The point is, it is literally piled with all kinds of dirty laundry… going back to winter clothes where once it got warm he found no need to wash them since he wasn’t going to be wearing them again. It’s truly epic and surpasses anything that ever came home from any camp. And let’s just say I am glad to have sent him to school with nearly 30 pair of boxers. Boys can wear shorts and t-shirts ad nauseum, but as long as he’s wearing clean underwear I can live with it. :)</p>
<p>Other than that, it’s great to have the boy home. He’s eating and it’s a lot! I went to the grocery store yesterday and actually enjoyed myself loading up the fridge with all kinds of constant grazing foods – cold cuts, chicken salad, salsas fruit, veggies, all kinds of bars (breakfast, granola etc etc). Got to the check out and my bill was the largest it’s been since Christmas and there wasn’t one meal in there. While others would make their own chicken salad etc, that is just not in my skill set to do on the fly. It’s totally worth the upcharge to not dirty every bowl and spatula in the house!</p>
<p>OK… back to what I am guessing is going to be about 10 loads of laundry when you consider all the bedding as well.</p>
<p>Wow, eggmom, what a difference a year makes. College is supposed to be a time a self-discovery (good and bad), but jeez it sounds like freshman year was a major watershed for many students. Great that the school was able to impose consequences for “X” - hopefully he’ll get help as he moves on in his life.</p>
<p>CBB, good luck to your daughter in pursuing her interest in childhood obesity and diabetes! Childhood obesity is also a strong interest of my D1, who is hoping to eventually make her way to medical school, though it’s still early days to know whether that will pan out. Public health also sounds very rewarding.</p>
<p>About the laundry, even though the wet towels, stinky workout clothes, sheets, etc. are washed, it’s another matter all together as to when D is going to get around to putting the stuff away. The piles are accumulating …</p>