<p>ontheedge-love the theme! same here- D says everyone already knows but her but they were rejected REA and want with flagship.most did not apply anywhere else. D was the only one deferred.</p>
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<p>The only sure answer: We should expect the CC server to go down for a few hours.</p>
<p>So true vicariousparent!</p>
<p>and I understand it yet it’s hard. She’s waiting on all eight schools decisions and are confident some acceptances will arrive. Still, she has asked for greater privacy than usual during this week, which happens to be spring break and a time of family at home. I’m o.k. with her request (which has even limited vacation discussion) as I think for her this period of introspection is apparently psychologically needed, both to reflect on the totality of years of past and current hard work but also on future academic work path, life choices (hooking up with a good guy and more friends), economic considerations (there’s grad school in the picture too) and certainly where she will thrive, be most happy and give back to her school. Still it’s a somewhat bittersweet time, as I realize my daughter is moving on with decisions only she can make and that’s she’s got one foot out of our roost. We hope we have prepared her well enough.</p>
<p>Any others experiencing this?</p>
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We’re all in an increasingly surreal state around here. Communication has grown a bit weird, not bad exactly, just clouded by all the anticipation and uncertainty. We are distracted, preoccupied, bemused. And with all the cold wet weather, cabin fever has become a serious issue. We need spring badly.</p>
<p>I know I come across a bit strong at times – but, please, people, try to help the students put the college acceptance stuff in perspective with the challenges and disappointments that others are experiencing. </p>
<p>Maybe the thing to do is go stock shelves at the Food Bank on March 30 – or go hold and sing to some Fetal Alcohol/HIV babies. Or take hot soup to the homeless tent encampment. Or walk some dogs at the Animal Shelter. Suddenly “an opportunity” (any) seems miraculous and we don’t have all this drama over “the perfect fit.”</p>
<p>Group hysteria over college acceptances is unnerving. How about a few rounds of “It’s a Wonderful World”?</p>
<p>Well said, Olymom!</p>
<p>The '“remember that there are those less fortunate” is all well and good, but you can take that sort of thing to the n’th degree. </p>
<p>Those homeless people getting hot soup in the US should realize how good they have it. They have no idea how bad it is for starving destitute homeless AIDS-infected orphans in Sub-Saharan Africa. So lets find the one person in the world who has the absolute worst life story and then remind everyone else that they have no right to feel bad about their misfortunes. </p>
<p>Anyone can experience legitimate pain, disappointment and sorrow, from the most wealthy and privileged person living in luxury, to the most destitute poor person. And anyone who is feeling those negative feelings deserves a little bit of compassion and support.</p>
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And you can have a hilarious time dong so:</p>
<p>[YouTube</a> - Monty Python - Four Yorkshiremen](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo]YouTube”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo)</p>
<p>^^One of my favorites!</p>
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<p>Thank you for posting a link to that funny clip. But there’s an even funnier clip I could post. And I bet someone else could post something even funnier than that…and so on…:)</p>
<p>We’re such overachievers around here… ;)</p>
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<p>That’s cute! We love to kid around in our family, so if an envelope appears and we know it’s good news, we’re likely to do something like “send” the kid out to get the mail (knowinbg that the envelope is on top), casually distribute it at the dinner table, bring in a cake that has the school name and put it in front of kid and not say a word, etc. - stuff like that.</p>