Tax forms still not in

D_yer_Maker
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 10:13:29 +0000

He’s writing the check for BS, isn’t he?

If so, then I’ll go out on a limb and say that he’s got the financial aid component covered and prioritized. The schools communicate with parents regarding open items and deadlines. If you’ve reminded him already, then you’ve reminded him and the ball’s in his court. He’s a grown-up. He knows what’s at stake (and may have concluded “not much” for all I know).

I know you’re asking for ideas about how to get him to take action on the financial aid application, but all anyone here can offer you are general thoughts on how you can communicate better with your parents. And that’s pretty deep stuff, carries a lot of baggage we know nothing about and, well, it’s sort of beyond the purview of this message board. I mean we could say, “Keep asking him,” post a note on the refrigerator, write a message in your mom’s lipstick on the bathroom mirror, scribble a reminder on a Whoopee-cushion you hide in his favorite chair," but we’d all be stabbing in the dark. It’s your family/dad…either trust him to know what he’s doing or figure it out yourself because it won’t get easier to communicate your needs to him when you’re at BS.