Daughter had unhappy High School experience, should she not mention this during Rush?

[im5am]

to agzg: I used all caps in "MOMMY" in answer to Barbies Rush. Didn't quite get the insinuation from her post so it was my reply to her. For a forum that's supposed to be helpful and informative, I don't understand why some members post answers that can be demeaning and insulting. Some of us are new to this site (personally found it from college confidential which I found very useful 2 years ago when my son was going off to college) If new members ask or say the wrong thing, I believe there are nicer ways of informing them. We all started off somewhere!! To those who have posted your advice, thank you very much... gonna show it to my daughter now :-)

[agzg]

Originally Posted by im5am

to agzg: I used all caps in "MOMMY" in answer to Barbies Rush. Didn't quite get the insinuation from her post so it was my reply to her. For a forum that's supposed to be helpful and informative, I don't understand why some members post answers that can be demeaning and insulting. Some of us are new to this site (personally found it from college confidential which I found very useful 2 years ago when my son was going off to college) If new members ask or say the wrong thing, I believe there are nicer ways of informing them. We all started off somewhere!! To those who have posted your advice, thank you very much... gonna show it to my daughter now :-)

A. I have no idea why you're so defensive towards me for a hijack. I thought it might be a "thing" which I obviously don't get. I answered your question, and politely to boot.

B. I don't understand why people automatically assume that the point of the forum is to be helpful and informative. Sure, we are helpful and informative much of the time, however, I did not check a box that said "I will never post anything snarky or turn off a new member to the forum or a potential new member and I will ALWAYS be helpful and informative" when I registered my username.

C. There's a huge stigma against helicopter mommies on this board, because we've been burned before by helicopter parents who just don't know when to STFU. Obviously, we'd rather deal with a PNM directly than with a parent.