Parents of the HS Class of 2013

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<p>Good Afternoon. Watched the President this morning at the interfaith service in Boston. Thought the mayor, governor and President all gave very moving remarks. </p>

<p>I am amazed at all who are getting great financial aid news. Looks like many schools are really wanting your kiddos! Makes the decisions tougher, I know, but what great problems to have! Kudos. </p>

<p>Ok, I am now going to post a link, circulating on Twitter thanks to d e a d s p i n . c o m, a sports blog I follow. This IS college-related as it was written by a very angry (very angry!) sorority girl! It is an amazing use of the English language. She is quite the wordsmith. - well, where profanity and sorority business are concerned!!</p>

<p>However…a few disclaimers…this is NOT safe for work, and (uni!) NOT safe for school! The f ’ bomb reigns in this piece. Do not click on this if you do not like the pervasive use of every kind of insult (curse words I mean, to clarify.) I do stand by my initial awe in this student’s ability to even ‘think’ of this many insults in one email! Also - for those of you with kids heading to the University of Maryland - might not want a D to join ‘this’ particular sorority. lol. </p>

<p>ok - enough disclaimers? yes? ok…I present…“Angry Sorority Girl…” <a href=“"WE ■■■■■■■ SUCK SO FAR": A Sorority Girl Lashes Out At Her Sisters”>"WE ■■■■■■■ SUCK SO FAR": A Sorority Girl Lashes Out At Her Sisters;

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<p>Good morning cruisers! Does the waitstaff outnumber the cruisers yet? As an incentive to get out of the lounger, the parties in the servants quarters have been epic! Today for our specials we are going with a Mad Men theme: Manhattans, Whiskey Sours and Bee’s Knees. </p>

<p>College gear: We leave tomorrow morning for a weekend up at C a l. We are definitely planning a stop at the students store stock up. DS needs a sweatshirt and I need a shirt, because I got called out on the C a l parents facebook page for wearing a U C L A shirt. Our local Costco sells UCLA and USC merchandise, so I am thinking about stopping by a local Costco up there as well.</p>

<p>DS is in full spring break mode, up til all hours of the night and sleeping past noon.</p>

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<p>Freudian ***** of the day …</p>

<p>DS: “Making these decisions for the next 4 years is so stressful…”
Moi (reaching across to DS with affectionately reassuring pat on the arm): “Don’t worry DS, before you know it, everything is going to fall into pieces… Into PLACE, I meant into PLACE!!!”
DS: “Are you OK?”</p>

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<p>esteemom - thanks for making me smile :)</p>

<p>WOW - I have missed sooo much. Congrats to everybody you/your kids are amazing!!!</p>

<p>Still riding the good ship “Indecision” looking for someone serving cocktails to no avail. We did have some good news DS got a nice renewable scholarship on top of his very good FA package to UChicago. So it is down to UMichigan (L-dog I thought you would be happy to know that) and UChicago. I just want the ship to dock, I am beyond seasick!!!</p>

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<p>Thank you to everyone! I am feeling much better today about DD’s Truman decision. It does help that she has kind of connected with someone on FB who might be a potential roommate, and has decided that she wants to play in the band, and is very excited about both possibilities. I haven’t seen her actually squeal with excitement in a very long time :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Pouncecat2 - Thank you. And, you are absolutely right about letting DD make her own decision. </p>

<p>Greekmana - Thank you for giving me a new perspective, I had not really even thought of DD’s choosing Truman in that way. I am all for maturity :slight_smile: I know you’ll probably miss this, but have a great trip!</p>

<p>laurendog, Tvenee, Kenndey2010- Thank you for your kind thoughts.</p>

<p>Kelowna - Holy cow! Congrats to S!</p>

<p>3Triplet - Wow! Triple congrats!</p>

<p>esteemom - You seriously made me laugh out loud!! </p>

<p>mommaof5 and others waiting - hold on, not much longer!</p>

<p>DD has signed up for her orientation, it is on June 12 - only 55 days away! She has all of her forms, and we need to take care of the health forms/immunization records so that she can turn them in on that day. There is so much to do before graduation…lots of band stuff, DD is directing the school play, AP test, senior honors night, senior trip, senior this, senior that, and the biggest news…DD has a job! Needless to say, she won’t be home much. At this point, though, that might be a good thing. Lots of stress!</p>

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<p>hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha laurendog that was the best thing I’ve ever read. Someone is a little unhappy there.</p>

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<p>Ldog - unbelievable! The funniest thing was going to the comments and one comment had a “cloud” thingy (yeah, not sure what they are really called) that had the most used words in the largest sized font…guess which one was the largest?? Yep. What’s too bad is that if that’s real, that’s really sad. Just wow.</p>

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<p>Esteem - hahaha! It’ll be fine…and not fall to pieces, although that was a funny slip!</p>

<p>LDog - whoa! What the? That girl was ****ed! This was because of some social flaws? I noticed she kept mentioning the sober thing…well somebody needs to get the girl a drink! (hope she’s 21) Hope DD13 does not join a sorority.</p>

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<p>In related news, Drew Magary has proposed to this young woman, Marine drill sergeants have contacted her for advice on motivational speaking, and Bobby Knight invited her to work at his basketball camp.</p>

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<p>esteemom - “fall to pieces!” lol </p>

<p>Mommaof5 - Well, you know that I have always been pulling for your S to go to UMich :), BUT I did not go to my state flagship and I know how beneficial going out of state was for me. So, while I do want another Wolverine in this thread…I do see how he could be looking at Chicago with interest! Hard decision! Very interested in what he decides!! :slight_smile: </p>

<p>Midwestmom- Step-D found a girl she will be rooming with on the P I T T admitted students fb page as well. She was ~flying~ when she realized all of the things they had in common. Sounds like your D is in the same ‘happy zone.’ :D</p>

<p>Uni - OMG! I feel like I totally corrupted you! ( It is a pretty great email however, isn’t it?) Do NOT tell your parents that some strange ‘laurendog’ person was the one who pointed it out to you. (Lol)</p>

<p>Someoldguy - She would def. fit in with Bobby Knight and his basketball camps! (or Mike Rice the guy just booted out of Rutgers…) </p>

<p>pounce - She absolutely needs to calm down. It’s a sorority! My sorority always showed up, had a good time and left. We apparently had no need for those kind of threats to ‘be better conversationalists!’ LOL </p>

<p>our2girls - I have no doubt that a word that rhymes with truck was the most used word in that email! Ha. How could it NOT be!! It’s an amazing use of the language, curse words and all.</p>

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<p>It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted. We’ve finally made a decision. My D will be attending Otterbein University working on a BFA in Design and Technology. It’s going to be a stretch for me financially, but it is the right place for her, so I’ll make it work.</p>

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<p>Congrats ugadog!! I know it was a long road! Glad she found her perfect place…</p>

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<p>Ugadog99 - Yay!! A decision! I hear ya on the stretch. Your D is lucky to have you in her corner. Now, I hope you have some rollerskates because on the SS Indecision once you have a decision you get to leave the lounge chairs and serve. :slight_smile: SO Congrats on your promotion!</p>

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<p>Congrats ugadog99!</p>

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<p>Esteemom and laurendog: laugh out loud funny</p>

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<p>Congratulations to all that have disembarked the USS Indecision.</p>

<p>LDog - LMAO!</p>

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<p>Well, if you haven’t heard the news tonight- there was a b*mb threat at CSULA. They evacuated …well tried…what a traffic jam. Apparently Berkeley received one too but decided it was a hoax and did not evacuate … I wouldn’t want to be the Dean who did not evacuate and then something happened.</p>

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<p>Wow! 36 students suing Occidental College due to issues regarding rapes. The college made one guy write an essay when he admitted it. Yikes!</p>

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<p>Heard this one on the radio tonight, and given the week we are having, decided it was a good one for the USS Indecision playlist. </p>

<p>[The</a> Alarm - Strength - YouTube](<a href=“- YouTube”>- YouTube)</p>

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<p>well Laurendog finally got me to come out of my shell and post…thank you for sharing that sorority rant! A rather guilty laugh but a good strong laugh… </p>

<p>I have been following everyone’s successes and decisions with much interest. Congratulations to such lucky and hardworking kids and parents. </p>

<p>I rarely post… we are on the indecision tour ourselves waiting for some type of star in the sky to lead D to the right Uni…well, she will actually HAVE to make a decision and it will probably come down to April 30. After reading the sorority rant I reflect that it is kinda nutty trying to decide between spending $100K on 4 years of state flagship rants or $200K for a slightly better caliber rants… even top-ten …prestigious… selective…ivy rants…are they worth it? which is the better “fit” rant? I am getting punchy with the drinks on the SS Indecision.</p>