<p>"Oh, but as we all know, the children of the parents here are 100% perfect and humble. "</p>
<p>I like the sarcasm. What I like about CC is that so many posters come here to discuss their children, with flaws e.g. procrastination, mental health issues, clumsy social skills, poor financial judgment.</p>
<p>I have never met a 17 or 18 y.o. who didn’t experience a rejection or a personal/family crisis. Similarly, even those kids heading to “elite” schools were fearful they would struggle just to keep up. They sweated interviews for summer positions and first jobs, or admissions into grad/med/bus/law schools. Next comes the applications for grants. Maybe my community is small, but arrogant kids are not part of it. Misguided parents are part of it. I’ve met those who boast of their child getting a merit scholarship, when the school only grants $ for financial need. Others “boost” their child’s scores or acceptances. I’ve spent hours researching lists of schools that are realistic for their child, academically and financially, but parents ignore. rant over…</p>
<p>The phrase “unbridled optomism” sounds good. I wish the worm had more of this. “Humble” to a fault fits him better.</p>