Does anyone play by the rules anymore? Your kid was accepted ED, you said that the aid was solid and committed to her attending the school, and you claimed she was withdrawing all her other applications. And then today, eureka! she’s accepted to an Ivy and I guess you think it’s just fine to renege on the commitment you made along with your child.
Ok sweetie, get through the next week and then give yourself a mental break!
No son, you were NOT going “only 15mph” when you hit that other car. Sure there was black ice and you ran into a big old Caddy that was stopped halfway into a turn, but you completely destroyed the side of my car and broke the entire undercarriage and today the insurance company called to tell me that my car is a total loss. Don’t lie!
For the love of karma put on your big boy pants, step up and take care of your father! His six step children have done it all, including, lately, one giving up a week of vacation time to deal with this latest crisis. The three of you should be ashamed of yourselves.
You people are shameless, horrible unpleasant people.
Settle down. Your hyperbole won’t help.
Bawling my eyes out as my niece has announced her college choice. Her father, my brother, has been gone 10 years now, and she has chosen his alma mater as her college choice. I know he will be watching over her every step of the way. So proud of you, my sweet girl!
Why, why is your site SOOO SLOW today?! This inefficiency makes me mad!! Thank goodness for CC - reading the Cafe while the stupid search is going is quite nerve-calming.
I suppose I shouldn’t have hoped that you would break your silent treatment and reach out in some small gesture today. It is a milestone wedding anniversary for us , but oh well … 
Disclaimer , not my husband that let me down
I am so tired. Please, just a few weeks of normal life.
Lordy, is she really going to wait until April to have this calf?!?!
Will never go to Geek Squad at Best Buy again. Nope.
O chocolate, why is thy siren song so loud?
Phooey! 
Thank you, thank you, for recognizing that your attendance at graduation next year would be a “hassle.” You wouldn’t be physically able to do it and would have burdened all, so you can label it anyway you want! We truly are happy you can visit ds with us at a different time during his senior year when we can set our own pace. I know you want a visual of his campus. I’m glad we offered a solution that worked.
Karma really is a b**ch and it does come back to bite you. Despite the outward appearances of dodging bullets , it is inevitable. Make sure you do right and make decisions putting your children’s needs before your own.
I would like to put a moment of our day in a time capsule. Happened to be driving with DD (age 14) near an enormous flagship university two hours from home, in a direction we rarely take. So, I think, why not make a 10-minute detour to swing through campus, give her a taste of what this school looks like and glimpse the famous stadium (though I doubt she will ever be a big-10 sort of student, and, anyway, this is not our state’s flagship.) Well, what a day for a 14-year-old to experience the “vibe”…it evidently was some sort of greek parent’s weekend, maybe part of rush? Throngs upon throngs of kids (and parents) in the streets, sidewalks, packed front yards of massive stone and brick frat houses, every other one openly carrying beer.
DD: “I HATE college kids…they’re creepy, they don’t wear enough clothes and they’re probably all drunk!” LOL, little girl, we shall see how you feel in four years. But I really would love to hold on to a bit of you, just the way you are right now.
Please, please follow up with what you verbally offered her and send her the real written offer!
Maybe you really are the superhero you believe yourself to be. You certainly have the self righteous part down pat.
I’m very, very sorry that you and your H have so little money, and I agree that he is a tremendous jerk, but maybe it’s time for you to look for and take any job that’s available.