for parents-rejection

[SoMom]

You girls are very welcoming and freely share great information and I, for one, really enjoy reading posts/threads here on Greek Chat! The numerous stories of happy girls are especially fun and I've learned a lot about sorority life, too.
However, to say that you wish the moms would go away is a little unfair, I think. It seems to me that, if a post/thread has a title or poster that remotely indicates that it is regarding moms or parents and you do not care to read it, you could just skip by it and go to another that you are interested in. Not to mention that the (few) who are hurting may have no where else to go. Helicopter mom or not, that's important.

Thanks for making room for all of us.

[AlphaFrog]

Originally Posted by SoMom

It seems to me that, if a post/thread has a title or poster that remotely indicates that it is regarding moms or parents and you do not care to read it, you could just skip by it and go to another that you are interested in.

It seems to me that we have been doing things the way we have for 7 years or so, and you're not going to get us to change now. You could just skip the people's posts you want to, and not try to be "That Newbie" that decides they are going to change the way GC is.

[NutBrnHair]

Originally Posted by SoMom

You girls are very welcoming and freely share great information and I, for one, really enjoy reading posts/threads here on Greek Chat! The numerous stories of happy girls are especially fun and I've learned a lot about sorority life, too.
However, to say that you wish the moms would go away is a little unfair, I think. It seems to me that, if a post/thread has a title or poster that remotely indicates that it is regarding moms or parents and you do not care to read it, you could just skip by it and go to another that you are interested in. Not to mention that the (few) who are hurting may have no where else to go. Helicopter mom or not, that's important.

Thanks for making room for all of us.

SoMom, there are always going to be a few bad apples in every bunch. Don't let the rude comments discourage you. Of course there's room for all!

Originally Posted by SoMom

However, to say that you wish the moms would go away is a little unfair, I think. It seems to me that, if a post/thread has a title or poster that remotely indicates that it is regarding moms or parents and you do not care to read it, you could just skip by it and go to another that you are interested in. Not to mention that the (few) who are hurting may have no where else to go. Helicopter mom or not, that's important.

Thanks for making room for all of us.

Or you could take your Ds and Ss and Ps and Qs back to CollegeConfidential and comfort those who hurt over there.

We can't force the helicopter parents to leave and they can't force GC to be nice to them.

[cuteASAbug]

I started reading a recruitment thread in which a mom said her DD was rushing. I had to stop and wonder why she was making a recruitment thread for her designated driver, until I realized that she meant her daughter. That's when I stopped reading.

[estherjb]

Originally Posted by OTW

Or you could take your Ds and Ss and Ps and Qs back to CollegeConfidential and comfort those who hurt over there.

We can't force the helicopter parents to leave and they can't force GC to be nice to them.

I will venture to say that most of the critics of parents are childless. That's been my experience anyway.

[33girl]

Originally Posted by estherjb

I will venture to say that most of the critics of parents are childless. That's been my experience anyway.

I really hope you aren't wishing childlessness on OTW with the title of your post. Because that would be, umm, I don't even have a word for it.

If your daughter is happy, just let her be happy and let it go. If she's not and you want to yell at your nationals or at the school that Big Southern's XYZ chapter is a bunch of spoiled shallow brats who should die in a fire, then get off GC and get on the horn. There's really not a lot that we can do for you here other than repeat the same things we've said over and over.

Originally Posted by 33girl

I really hope you aren't wishing childlessness on OTW with the title of your post. Because that would be, umm, I don't even have a word for it.

With a signature like

"I'm not crazy. I've just been in very bad mood the last 15 years."

I'm not really surprised.

To Esther, if I never have children, I'll consider that a blessing. That said, your "Karma is Bitch" subject is definitely flawed.

And in the words of the great Senusret I...

YOUR MOTHER.

[kddani]

Originally Posted by OTW

YOUR MOTHER.

No more moms. PLEASE!

I have nothing against moms, I have nothing against moms posting. What I am against is the influx of posting by these random moms whose 110% perfect angel of a daughter got cut from XYZ sorority for whatever reason and they want to take it out on everyone and be comforted and told that XYZ is a horrible horrible group of women who are going to burn in hell for daring to cut daring little pwecious DD.

If it is truly bothering you that much, perhaps you should speak with your daughter about it, your husband, a good friend, a counselor or psychiatrist. Particularly those who have daughters who are happy with their own choice of sorority and/or being non-Greek. Putting such high expectations and pressure on your kids isn't healthy, either, btw.

(As an aside, on the vein of the person who says they thought someone was posting about their DD = designated driver, I thought they were posting about their daughter's bra size!).

[carnation]

Okay, folks, the moms have every right to post on here like everybody else does. Some of them are excited, some are in pain and if they want to talk about it and you don't want to read it, then don't.

Anyone who hasn't been banned can post on GC!

I think it's time to close this one.

[cuteASAbug]

Originally Posted by estherjb

I will venture to say that most of the critics of parents are childless. That's been my experience anyway.

Just because you starred out two of the letters so as not to spell the full word, it does not make you appear any more classy or polite. Man up to it and spell the whole damn word next time. Bless your heart.