GreatAmerican vs THE MOMS

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Since I am already the turd in the punchbowl on the Naval Academy thread, I guess I will be the one to bring this up.</p>

<p>GreatAmerican was asked a couple weeks ago to keep his sports posts in one thread to make it easier to ignore if you didn't wantt to read it. Perhaps our overcontributing moms would be so kind as to put their hundreds of posts each day in a single thread so that everyone doesn't have to wade through them evertime we want to read the threads. 68 posts in a 24 hour period, many of which are single sentence responses to another post is a bit much.</p>

<p><em>Loonie puts his blindfold on, lights a cig. and stands against the wall</em></p>

<p>Fire Away!</p>

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<p>I would go a step farther and suggest that Great American and Moms apply for their own forum or get a chat room of their own. I wonder how many would be or current applicants in need of real knowledge or information we lose each day because of the banalities put forth by this group. Enough already. It is not "all about you"!</p>

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<p>Since this has become the "In My Honest Opinion Academy" forum and I'm too stupid to find the USNA alumni news forum, I believe that a few of the posters on this forum have to post here because everyone one else in their lives are tried of hearing how great Timmy or Tanya is. So I suggest someone should make a suggestion to College Confidential, that it would be a good idea to have a Service Academy Parents forum.</p>

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<p><a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=541%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/forumdisplay.php?f=541&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>There already is one... and who really cares? You can learn a lot of information in some of those one liner threads from people posting later on. Information isn't just handed to you, you have to read everything you can. </p>

<p>I've read every single thread in this forum for the last year, and I can't tell you how much I've learned, even from threads not even related to the information given.</p>

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<p>Want some cheese with that whine, fellas? :rolleyes:</p>

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<p>^^^ thanks for that one Z!!! </p>

<p>As for the rest of you, I just have two words to say...</p>

<p>"tough nuggies." </p>

<p>That's "in my honest opinion" and I'm sticking to it. So there. </p>

<p>USNA PROUD MOM AND PROUD TO BE ONE :cool:</p>

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<p>You have every right to be. Don't let the turkeys convince you otherwise.</p>

<p>One of my fondest memories of life is the day I saw the video my dad shot when my class tossed our covers at Graduation. You can hear him crying, and you can hear my mother bawling her eyes out and screaming, "HE DID IT! HE DID IT!"</p>

<p>You'll be there one day, despite the naysayers. ;)</p>

<p>Crap. There's something in my eye. Always happens when I remember mom in that video. Be right back...</p>

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You have every right to be. Don't let the turkeys convince you otherwise.

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<p>not a chance in heck!!</p>

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<p>And I bet if you asked your dad now, there was never a doubt....</p>

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<p>from your lips to God's ear.... :o</p>

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Crap. There's something in my eye.

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<p>never a kleenex around when you need one....</p>

<p>hey Z... I know Mom's are irreplacable, but if you would entertain the thought of a less-than-perfect stand-in, I am at your service- anytime!</p>

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<p>“I wonder how many would be or current applicants in need of real knowledge or information we lose each day because of the banalities put forth by this group. Enough already. It is not "all about you"!”</p>

<p>I suspect none who are really interested in learning about USNA from those who one way or another have gone before...yes us Moms and Dads really do have a type of USNA experience...And nothing better than getting info from 70's, 80's 90's, about to be 00 alumni and current Mids (when they can)</p>

<p>No, it really isn't about us but in our posts you will see it is about helping you!</p>

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<p>What do you mean it isn't all about me? All this time? I need a tissue (sob, snif)</p>

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<p>Put the tissue away cuz You, my dear friend, are part of the collective "you" from us the collective "have gone before"...so you are correct it still is all about you!</p>

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<p>Yeah. That's what he says. I wish I had had that level of confidence in me. He never once doubted I'd make it; I doubted it daily. Go figure. Reckon he knew me better than I did.</p>

<p>Toward the gist of this thread, I'd like to throw in an observation that I may be in a unique position to offer (well, except for GA and a few others). I went through USNA and graduated. I remember my parents both before and after those five years. I remember their interest and concern before, their unwavering support during, and their infinite pride and euphoria afterwards. It is VERY difficult for a Mid to understand what his parents are going through because he is so wrapped up in daily life at USNA. But later, as the years pass and you get the chance to know your parents as one adult to another rather than as a kid to a prent, you will begin to understand. They day YOU have kids, another piece of the puzzle will fall into place. Even then, you won't fully understand (and I don't pretend to) unless YOUR kid gets in and goes through the process.</p>

<p>In the old days, the parents fretted alone, unless they were lucky enough to be in a Navy community or had another set of Academy Parents nearby. Nowadays, the web allows them to share stories, experiences, suggestions, etc. Most importantly, it allows them to give comfort to one another. It cannot be easy to have your Mid call home in a panic because he's failing EE, and then have to hang up and just sit there. At least here they can discover that the Mid in question is not alone, and neither are the parents, and that yeah, the kid will most likely be OK after all.</p>

<p>If you want to argue that this is the wrong place for that kind of bonding and discussion, then I suggest you contact the site administrators and complain to them. I think they'll ignore you, but in case they don't, I am a Moderator at a similar site where I guarantee you these ladies (and gentlemen, when appropriate) can gossip to their heart's content without ever fearing getting booted off.</p>

<p>I'm simply glad that I'm able to provide a little help. Perhaps the Lord will take that into account on the day I stand before Him. Besides, it's fun to watch these ladies chat and hear the echos of stories my mother told me about when I was a Mid.</p>

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<p>Zaphod- You are loved. :D</p>

<p>Profmom2- Thank God! I thought it wasn't going to be about the collective "me" anymore. I'm reborn! :p :D</p>

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<p>Aw, come on. Stop it. I've packed my house and don't have any Kleenex around. (Yes, I'm one of those saps who gets teary-eyed on occaision. I hear it's terribly attractive to women, but so far I haven't gotten that benefit.)</p>

<p>A short story about Mom:</p>

<p>I almost failed (hell, I DID fail) Strengths of Materials TWICE. It was horrible. First I had Killer Kieth, and then Wild Bill. Despite his reputation, I consider Wild Bill to be Engineer God for reasons I won't get into now. Suffice it to say, I spent an entire YEAR at USNA failing Strengths and complaining to mom.</p>

<p>Fast forward several years. Mom is looking in the mirror at her greying hair (She was about 62 at the time). Running her fingers proudly through her greying mane, she looks at me askew and says, "You realize, of course, that this is because of Strengths of Materials, right?" :D</p>

<p>I miss mom. :(</p>

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Despite his reputation, I consider Wild Bill to be Engineer God for reasons I won't get into know....

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<p>I had Wild Bill Lee for dynamics. He was a real terror. That was my worst semester at the academy.</p>

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<p>Zaphod -
Now you made me get something in my eye!</p>

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<p>Z and GA, Wild Bill was bad but "Rocket Reed" was worse for fluids!</p>

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<p>Z and GA .. what did you guys major in at USNA? What are your thoughts on the language programs? and lastly, for now.. do you know anything about spending a year at another country's Naval Academy ie Germany? Thanks.</p>

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<p>Our Plebes are in the process picking so curious to hear your majors.</p>

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<p>It's Friday . . ..</p>

<p>Loonie takes the heat for this week.</p>

<p>Where is Jamzmom? Remember a substantially similar thread [although I never thought parents sh/ go elsewhere for obvious reasons] about 18-months ago? When we and the thread were young [or at least the thread] and all were concerned about underwear, etc.?</p>

<p>Loonie, I am not sure o fyour age [and I am too lazy to try and figure it out] but, you know or should know that it is impossible to stop a hen from clucking. [or, sometimes, even a rooster.] Its what they do.</p>

<p>I agree they could post to similar threads, aren't there, for example two threads on NASS, but other than that just let 'em be. but, other than that, the multi-posters are relatively harmless.</p>

<p>64 posts in 24 hours? I don't know who that was or of what they were speaking, but doesn't Z have that beat?</p>

<p>I've notice a trend in any event; once plebe summer passes they will tire themselves out.
In the meantime, the information is mostly valid [heck, a friend of Son's was just appointed to USCGA and I recommended he visit those threads], relatively mindless, and its not your bandwidht that is being absorbed</p>