<p>^ I guess I can see that, mythmom. It seems so amazing that some kids are so certain when your own is anything but. I guess I’m guilty of seeing this whole thing through the lens of my child’s experience. Maybe DD2 will be more linear in her approach to all of this. If so, she will have my blessing.</p>
<p>Speaking of Amherst, I’ve just finished David Foster-Wallace’s book of essays “A Supposedly Fun Thing I’ll Never do Again” and noticed he was an Amherst graduate. Marvelous writer. So sad . . .</p>