Munchkin, in college, many people "stretch their legs" and find themselves so to speak. What's so wrong with this 17 year old telling people that they are going to hell? That is her opinion and she has a right to it (and to be herself and tell others of her opinions) just like all of the rest of it did when we were 17 or 18 and freshmen in college. I don't think that her obnoxious behavior means that she isn't suited for college away from home. Just b/c the college is liberal does not mean that she can't be her conservative self and damn others if she wants to. I don't see the big deal besides the fact that she's a little obnoxious. I think that we all changed somewhat from what we were when we were freshmen in college.
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Originally posted by Munchkin03
I wish more parents had the foresight your parents did! Some kids really don't need to go away for college.
I work with freshmen, and one case in particular is causing all of us to pull our hair out. This could be a thread in and of itself, but basically we have a very immature 17-year old and an unhinged mother who are making all of our lives miserable! The mother has a hard time accepting that although she doesn't treat her daughter as one, the rest of the kids in the building are adults, and can do whatever they want. She's told several of them that they were godless and were "going to hell" for listening to rock music, she sends "anonymous" emails to the staff complaining about specific residents (little does she know her emails can be traced, even if she uses Hotmail or Yahoo!). The little girl is clearly not ready to be in college, especially one that's not very close to home and notorious for being super-liberal, and her mother isn't ready for her daughter to be an adult among adults.
Maybe your coworker's daughter isn't mature enough for college, and she's not ready to treat her daughter like an adult. In that case, they're doing themselves and a lot of other people a huge favor by making her stay home for another year or two!
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