When my sister and I were in college, my mom participated in her fair share of «Parents of the Class of 20XX» Facebook groups. While I went to a regular, degular state school, my kid sister’s school was much more full of rich kids and their parents who thought they could throw money at all …
Seguir leyendo Mom of an incoming University of Arkansas freshman asks fellow parents how to help her daughter remember her key to her dorm: ‘Remembering to take a key everywhere she goes is going to be a lot.’
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University student refuses to foot the bill for their friend’s birthday dinner after friends order ‘enough sushi for a small country’ and take back their offer of paying for the bill
Why hasn’t the entire world normalized getting separate checks yet? Splitting the bill is inherently uncomfortable, no matter how close you are with the folks you’re dining with. Money makes people feel and act weird, and that’s likely because it is the root of all evil… Grand opinion about the world we live in aside, …
Seguir leyendo University student refuses to foot the bill for their friend’s birthday dinner after friends order ‘enough sushi for a small country’ and take back their offer of paying for the bill
Dad forbids 17-year-old daughter from going to her dream university, signs her up for community college classes behind her back: ‘He don’t trust me to go 2 hours away’
It is not easy to decide whether to attend a 4-year university immediately or to attend a community college for 2 years and then transfer to a 4-year college for your junior year and beyond. The answer looks different to everyone, depending on their financial situation. The most important thing is to be honest with …
Seguir leyendo Dad forbids 17-year-old daughter from going to her dream university, signs her up for community college classes behind her back: ‘He don’t trust me to go 2 hours away’
18-year-old lies about which college she’s attending to make sure her codependent step-sister doesn’t follow her to the same school: ‘Mom told me I wasn’t thinking of what was best for Charlotte’
Older sisters know the feeling of their younger sister copying them all too well. When I was getting potty trained, my younger sister wanted to take the leap too, despite being a year and a half younger than me. When I did community theater, she followed in my footsteps. I never really had a complex …
Seguir leyendo 18-year-old lies about which college she’s attending to make sure her codependent step-sister doesn’t follow her to the same school: ‘Mom told me I wasn’t thinking of what was best for Charlotte’
28-year-old mother of 5 accuses her 19-year-old sister of copying her because she chose the same college major that she did before she dropped out: ‘She asked if I thought I was better than her because I’m taking her spot’
A lot of people go to college in search of an education, and come out with something else. Whether that be a couple of thousand dollars in debt, an MRS degree, or a friend named Eduardo who will co-found The Facebook with you, there’s a lot more to attending university than simply acquiring a degree. …
Seguir leyendo 28-year-old mother of 5 accuses her 19-year-old sister of copying her because she chose the same college major that she did before she dropped out: ‘She asked if I thought I was better than her because I’m taking her spot’
American godmother refuses to help Vietnamese godchild apply to American universities, but helps her younger sister with worse grades: ‘[She used] her husband’s connection to ask for scholarship’
Life isn’t always fair, but you don’t always want to know that, especially when you’re young. You also don’t want to let that notion get in the way of fighting injustice wherever you see it. You don’t have to accept your conditions as normal, you can (and should) push for better. Especially when injustice exists …
Seguir leyendo American godmother refuses to help Vietnamese godchild apply to American universities, but helps her younger sister with worse grades: ‘[She used] her husband’s connection to ask for scholarship’
‘Nikolas, if you’d like to teach the class, let me know. Otherwise, I’m going to need you to stop interrupting every 5 minutes’: 22-year-old student constantly interrupts his professor’s lectures, complains to the department when she finally calls him out
If you’ve ever taken a humanities class in college, you know That Guy. That Guy could be any person of any gender, but one thing is very clear: they are incredibly annoying. They always think that their opinion is of the utmost importance, chiming in whenever they can about anything that comes to mind. It …
Seguir leyendo ‘Nikolas, if you’d like to teach the class, let me know. Otherwise, I’m going to need you to stop interrupting every 5 minutes’: 22-year-old student constantly interrupts his professor’s lectures, complains to the department when she finally calls him out
‘Jog a little, you look […] sad’: Professor makes fun of student’s appearance in front of her peers, she immediately calls him out
Professors sometimes need to be taken down a peg. Some of them walk around wielding unbridled power just because they have PhDs and a group of eager students trying to impress them. Some of them get a little high on their own intellectual supply and aren’t the nicest kinds of people to be around. But …
Seguir leyendo ‘Jog a little, you look […] sad’: Professor makes fun of student’s appearance in front of her peers, she immediately calls him out
Mom insists her 23-year-old daughter, who has financially supported her for 5 years, send her and her 5 other adult children $1K per month: ‘If my mom supported me financially growing up I would have, but she didn’t’
I’ve never understood when aging parents solely rely on their kids to support them through retirement financially. These parents often use the justification that their children owe them moola for all of the years they spent raising them or they just failed to plan to support themselves into retirement. Some adult children feel great pride …
Seguir leyendo Mom insists her 23-year-old daughter, who has financially supported her for 5 years, send her and her 5 other adult children $1K per month: ‘If my mom supported me financially growing up I would have, but she didn’t’
Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: ‘She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either’
College isn’t always easy and fun for everyone. I didn’t go home during my entire freshman year of college because I was having too much darn fun, but I know that’s the exception rather than the rule. If a college student goes home to visit family once a month, I’d say that’s pretty standard. However, …
Seguir leyendo Mom berates aunt for letting her 28-year-old niece spend the weekend with because she was extremely stressed and depressed in college: ‘She didn’t want to tell her mom she was at our house and asked us not to either’