<p>I stayed away from CC for weeks. In my line of work you can’t be addicted.
Until this week.
I am currently seeing a professional about by relapse.
Now can someone tell me who to send the bill to? There should be a fund for people who need professional intervention.
I caught myself telling my S and H about something I read in CC. My H looked clueless, while S rolled his eyes. (he knows about it).
Just like some addicts here, I love to share what I know, but I am quite secretive about my source of knowledge.
I told my kids the reason why I read CC is because I want to improve my English.</p>
<p>When something amazing happens educationally (your kid gets into a dream school, etc) and you post and even telephone your CC buddies, the friends IRL (got this one ctyankee??;)) would not get it.</p>
<p>I actually posted about my kid on my facebook and all friends posts were about potential athletic team rivalries, no one even ‘got it’ that her educational accomplishment was incredible. In their minds she is smart and will get in wherever she applies.</p>
<p>You are staying at a hotel that does not have free internet, and you pay the connect charge.</p>
<p>IRL? In real life. ;)</p>
<p>Quant Mech- that is commited, I won’t pay the charge for business let alone pleasure</p>
<p>CTY- yup</p>
<p>When you are disappointed that the Facebook CC group is all kids, when you are itching to see the parents behind the posts.</p>
<p>^search under “college confidential parents”</p>
<p>When you leave this particular thread up on your computer, knowing they will cruise past and won’t be able to resist needling you about being addicted to CC. You know deep down inside they wonder just what it is that makes you so addicted 
but you’ll never tell…they’ll have to find out for themselves someday.</p>
<p>When something happens to/for your kid, and your first thought is to run to CC and share it.</p>
<p>And when you remember your “friend,” LateToSchool, whose real name you never knew but whose loss you grieved.</p>
<p>Or you catch yourself wondering how many nationalities post on CC, like a kid trying to spot license plates from every state, and why hundreds of international students post, but no parents or GCs. Is it the result of first generation English speakers?</p>
<p>When you figure out what time it is (It’s after ten?!?) when you notice the post time of your most recent post!</p>
<p>When a CC kid is badly hurt in a mugging and you think about and pray for him daily, and give your husband (who isn’t even on CC) updates on his status. When you are as thrilled that he made his graduation as you have ever been for any kid you have personally met.</p>
<p>Hi, I’m Gwen and I’m a CC addict.<br>
Hi Gwen!
The truth is, there are so many smart, thoughtful, caring people here, all concerned about raising teenagers–the most fascinating subject on earth, if you ask me. And working at home one never gets enough schmoozing…
That’s my excuse anyway. It might just be nosiness…</p>
<p>Y’all the ones with a problem. I don’t have a problem! ;)</p>
<p>… when you are disappointed that <em>another</em> cc’er got to help your kid when they moved to town… (I am still here to help, mythmom!)</p>
<p>I can identify with this thread when I hear My Better half typing away at 2. 30 AM advising east coasters about her Alma mater and when her posts by now number in 4 digits ( While mine after lurking for 3 years are in single digits) -</p>
<p>when you open your email this morning and get a happy birthday message from college confidential, and think… gee that was nice of them LOL!!</p>
<p>^^ Happy birthday, parent56!</p>
<p>I admit I have a problem. I have read every single post in the Tiger Woods thread completely forgetting that I am supposed to be agonizing over my children’s education.</p>
<p>Today I went to CC before I checked my email inbox for messages from my kids. I think that’s very bad. </p>
<p>On the other hand, everybody here WRITES.</p>