you know you need to get out more when:

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<p>When you think 9,755 posts on the Duke Lacrosse thread aren’t enough.</p>

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<p>… and 16 posts on Male Hair Loss is too many!</p>

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<p>OK now I am curious. WHERE is the die parents die thread located?</p>

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<p>[they</a> are so cute you just want to pinch their little cheeks!](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=207691&highlight=die+parents]they”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=207691&highlight=die+parents)</p>

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<p>Omg EK4, they are cute. What will they do when reality dawns on them? What will they do when they find out $100,000 a year isn’t enough to afford HYPS? What will they do when they find out they love their children more than anything in the universe. What will they do when they find out all these core truths of life?</p>

<p>I suppose it’s a sign that I don’t get out enough that I think they are cute:).</p>

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<p>“My S got a C+ in sophomore algebra, and now he won’t get into HYPSM, even though he sponge bathes old people on Tuesdays and organized a clothing drive for amputated Guatemalans last year…”</p>

<p>You gotta love it. I have great hopes for this upcoming generation.</p>

<p>I also like that “Academic Performance Cult” poster. I chuckle every time I read that phrase. The best part is how pretty much everyone ignores his comments…though he keeps plugging along!</p>

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<p>“we dont discuss college and finance we discuss what really matters.”</p>

<p>guess money isnt important for an adult to know about huh…</p>

<p>finances are very important and to pretend they aren’t is just foolish</p>

<p>if they trusted you, they would talk about the financial ramafications of college loans, debt, mortgate, the forms THEY have to fill out, THEIR tax forms etc</p>

<p>Who you think does those taxes that are reported to get aid, loans, etc</p>

<p>Who pulls together all those records?</p>

<p>Hopefully you at least say thank you</p>

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<p>Aren’t you being a little hard on that poster? I think the poster’s point was that it’s the STUDENT who does the work for four years, and therefore the student should make the decision about his/her future plans. Most parents are willing to do what they can financially to help their kids achieve their dreams. If the parent can’t pitch in much monetarily, I’m sure the student will find out soon enough, and the student will have to adjust his/her plans accordingly.</p>

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<p>back to “You know you need to get out more when:”</p>

<p>You are sorry your kid quit his fast food job because you no longer get to pick him up at midnight and have to stop fantasizing that the neighbors must think you’re going out drinking several nights a week-- either that or maybe you’re having an affair. . .</p>

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<p>You know you need to get out more when…</p>

<p>the most scintillating conversation you have in a day is with CC parents online.</p>