OT — Article: “10 Reasons to Skip Expensive Colleges”

[CA renter]

Good for your dad, and good for you for recognizing his achievements. 🙂

[scaredyclassic]

I don’t know. I’m persuaded by tg’s experiential argument as I read it but, the numbers… Also, I guess the truth is I particularly like having the oldest one around. Perhaps the second and third will be obnoxious and repugnant in nature and it will be worth anything to get them out, but the oldest one makes life better. I guess it’s not about me. Or is it?

Also I’m not saying he has to get on a treadmill right away. My experience involves floating around for 7 long years before going to law school doing llot of varied things before “stabilizing” onto law school. I’d expect the same from him. Takes the pressure off having a good time now. Also he’s not a frat type. He’s more of the scary smart rock climbing dude who camps out at Joshua tree with other weird muscular dudes and climbs rocks all winter. The little boy who was doing complicated origami late into the night. Confident but aloof. The other issue is he thinks I’m hilarious but if he leaves there is a risk that no one else in the house will think I’m amusing. He’s the best 16 year old currently in existence in ca. Or at least custom made to thinknim funny. Why can’t I just keep him around for another 3-4 years?

[scaredyclassic]

I don’t know. I’m persuaded by tg’s experiential argument as I read it but, the numbers… Also, I guess the truth is I particularly like having the oldest one around. Perhaps the second and third will be obnoxious and repugnant in nature and it will be worth anything to get them out, but the oldest one makes life better. I guess it’s not about me. Or is it?

Also I’m not saying he has to get on a treadmill right away. My experience involves floating around for 7 long years before going to law school doing llot of varied things before “stabilizing” onto law school. I’d expect the same from him. Takes the pressure off having a good time now. Also he’s not a frat type. He’s more of the scary smart rock climbing dude who camps out at Joshua tree with other weird muscular dudes and climbs rocks all winter. The little boy who was doing complicated origami late into the night. Confident but aloof. The other issue is he thinks I’m hilarious but if he leaves there is a risk that no one else in the house will think I’m amusing. He’s the best 16 year old currently in existence in ca. Or at least custom made to thinknim funny. Why can’t I just keep him around for another 3-4 years?

[scaredyclassic]

I don’t know. I’m persuaded by tg’s experiential argument as I read it but, the numbers… Also, I guess the truth is I particularly like having the oldest one around. Perhaps the second and third will be obnoxious and repugnant in nature and it will be worth anything to get them out, but the oldest one makes life better. I guess it’s not about me. Or is it?

Also I’m not saying he has to get on a treadmill right away. My experience involves floating around for 7 long years before going to law school doing llot of varied things before “stabilizing” onto law school. I’d expect the same from him. Takes the pressure off having a good time now. Also he’s not a frat type. He’s more of the scary smart rock climbing dude who camps out at Joshua tree with other weird muscular dudes and climbs rocks all winter. The little boy who was doing complicated origami late into the night. Confident but aloof. The other issue is he thinks I’m hilarious but if he leaves there is a risk that no one else in the house will think I’m amusing. He’s the best 16 year old currently in existence in ca. Or at least custom made to thinknim funny. Why can’t I just keep him around for another 3-4 years?

[scaredyclassic]

I don’t know. I’m persuaded by tg’s experiential argument as I read it but, the numbers… Also, I guess the truth is I particularly like having the oldest one around. Perhaps the second and third will be obnoxious and repugnant in nature and it will be worth anything to get them out, but the oldest one makes life better. I guess it’s not about me. Or is it?

Also I’m not saying he has to get on a treadmill right away. My experience involves floating around for 7 long years before going to law school doing llot of varied things before “stabilizing” onto law school. I’d expect the same from him. Takes the pressure off having a good time now. Also he’s not a frat type. He’s more of the scary smart rock climbing dude who camps out at Joshua tree with other weird muscular dudes and climbs rocks all winter. The little boy who was doing complicated origami late into the night. Confident but aloof. The other issue is he thinks I’m hilarious but if he leaves there is a risk that no one else in the house will think I’m amusing. He’s the best 16 year old currently in existence in ca. Or at least custom made to thinknim funny. Why can’t I just keep him around for another 3-4 years?

[scaredyclassic]

I don’t know. I’m persuaded by tg’s experiential argument as I read it but, the numbers… Also, I guess the truth is I particularly like having the oldest one around. Perhaps the second and third will be obnoxious and repugnant in nature and it will be worth anything to get them out, but the oldest one makes life better. I guess it’s not about me. Or is it?

Also I’m not saying he has to get on a treadmill right away. My experience involves floating around for 7 long years before going to law school doing llot of varied things before “stabilizing” onto law school. I’d expect the same from him. Takes the pressure off having a good time now. Also he’s not a frat type. He’s more of the scary smart rock climbing dude who camps out at Joshua tree with other weird muscular dudes and climbs rocks all winter. The little boy who was doing complicated origami late into the night. Confident but aloof. The other issue is he thinks I’m hilarious but if he leaves there is a risk that no one else in the house will think I’m amusing. He’s the best 16 year old currently in existence in ca. Or at least custom made to thinknim funny. Why can’t I just keep him around for another 3-4 years?

[svelte]

It’s tough letting go. We went through that a few years ago with our oldest. We loaded his stuff in a rental van and moved him up north to the university he chose. Then I watched the weather, the campus cams, everything I could for months just to keep in touch with what his day-to-day life was like. But I didn’t call much – I wanted him to not feel tethered to his parents.

After awhile, we became used to his being his own man. Our youngest was about to graduate HS and had his own life. My wife and I found new things to do outside being a parent. And you know what? It is waaaay more fun than my own college years! People in our age bracket are re-experiencing their wild side, but they have the money to do it right and the confidence to know what they want. These truly are the good old days.

(back to original topic: we gave our kids a choice too: UC or State. Take your pick. 🙂 )

[svelte]

It’s tough letting go. We went through that a few years ago with our oldest. We loaded his stuff in a rental van and moved him up north to the university he chose. Then I watched the weather, the campus cams, everything I could for months just to keep in touch with what his day-to-day life was like. But I didn’t call much – I wanted him to not feel tethered to his parents.

After awhile, we became used to his being his own man. Our youngest was about to graduate HS and had his own life. My wife and I found new things to do outside being a parent. And you know what? It is waaaay more fun than my own college years! People in our age bracket are re-experiencing their wild side, but they have the money to do it right and the confidence to know what they want. These truly are the good old days.

(back to original topic: we gave our kids a choice too: UC or State. Take your pick. 🙂 )

[svelte]

It’s tough letting go. We went through that a few years ago with our oldest. We loaded his stuff in a rental van and moved him up north to the university he chose. Then I watched the weather, the campus cams, everything I could for months just to keep in touch with what his day-to-day life was like. But I didn’t call much – I wanted him to not feel tethered to his parents.

After awhile, we became used to his being his own man. Our youngest was about to graduate HS and had his own life. My wife and I found new things to do outside being a parent. And you know what? It is waaaay more fun than my own college years! People in our age bracket are re-experiencing their wild side, but they have the money to do it right and the confidence to know what they want. These truly are the good old days.

(back to original topic: we gave our kids a choice too: UC or State. Take your pick. 🙂 )

[svelte]

It’s tough letting go. We went through that a few years ago with our oldest. We loaded his stuff in a rental van and moved him up north to the university he chose. Then I watched the weather, the campus cams, everything I could for months just to keep in touch with what his day-to-day life was like. But I didn’t call much – I wanted him to not feel tethered to his parents.

After awhile, we became used to his being his own man. Our youngest was about to graduate HS and had his own life. My wife and I found new things to do outside being a parent. And you know what? It is waaaay more fun than my own college years! People in our age bracket are re-experiencing their wild side, but they have the money to do it right and the confidence to know what they want. These truly are the good old days.

(back to original topic: we gave our kids a choice too: UC or State. Take your pick. 🙂 )

[svelte]

It’s tough letting go. We went through that a few years ago with our oldest. We loaded his stuff in a rental van and moved him up north to the university he chose. Then I watched the weather, the campus cams, everything I could for months just to keep in touch with what his day-to-day life was like. But I didn’t call much – I wanted him to not feel tethered to his parents.

After awhile, we became used to his being his own man. Our youngest was about to graduate HS and had his own life. My wife and I found new things to do outside being a parent. And you know what? It is waaaay more fun than my own college years! People in our age bracket are re-experiencing their wild side, but they have the money to do it right and the confidence to know what they want. These truly are the good old days.

(back to original topic: we gave our kids a choice too: UC or State. Take your pick. 🙂 )

[scaredyclassic]

This is scary. I just ran the numbers and I am becoming 2.5 percent less relevant every year.

[scaredyclassic]

This is scary. I just ran the numbers and I am becoming 2.5 percent less relevant every year.

[scaredyclassic]

This is scary. I just ran the numbers and I am becoming 2.5 percent less relevant every year.

[scaredyclassic]

This is scary. I just ran the numbers and I am becoming 2.5 percent less relevant every year.

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