@iowaboy3 , your complete failure to acknowledge any POV expressed by these posters, other than your own, makes me 99.9% certain that you are not who you say you are. Your two posts display all the hallmarks of a bored student who thinks it’s fun to get committed, helpful people commenting on your outrageous comments about “your child.”
In the event that you are indeed who you say you are, why did you post? Your replies clearly indicate that you have no interest in any other opinion and that you are simply trying to provoke. This comment exemplifies your desire to do nothing more than arouse ire:
“It’s so frustrating having other families around me say that their kid is going to our state flagship on a full ride to be pre-med, or to Georgia Tech as a Stamps Scholar for Chemical Engineering, or to community college with the intention of transferring to a local public four-year as a computer engineering major. Meanwhile, DH and I are shelling out tens of thousands of dollars this year only for DD to be completely unappreciative and have no direction whatsoever.”
Alright, I’ll continue to play along. Who gives a rat’s behind about what other families think? I feel deeply sorry for “your unappreciative daughter,” if indeed she exists.
You’re actually a pretty good writer. Why not put your storytelling abilities to good use during these unpleasant times and write a bestseller? And in the sad event that you are, in fact, writing about yourself, I urge you to speak with a counselor or a trusted adult.