![]() ![]() It was the beginning of online journalism, citizen journalists were online before the established media outlets. In 2005 I was working for a law firm in Philly, (ironically I was often told to stop being the office gossip) who sent me to NYC to work on a large case which needed to be prepared for trial, I was there for nearly two years, during which time I started a blog called “ Confessions of a Paparazzi”at Mike’s urging to record my after work, late night outings and celebrity sightings. I used to get a lot of feedback on this…. I was not a journalist, and I know I write in a conversational style, which drives some people crazy, LOL. I read the newspaper everyday, especially the gossip columns, and society pages. I worked my way up from the file room to a paralegal position. A 2 year degree in Liberal Arts from CCP. This is how it began, quite by accident, I was a guy working in a law firm for nearly 15 years, no photography education, but I like to take photos. He is the one who encouraged me to start a “blog”, something very new in 2007. There would be no Phill圜hitChat without him. So drop your kid off, see them at Thanksgiving, and please don't join the FB parents group.Mike Toub, my husband of 29 years, my biggest supporter and I on the red carpetn(Andre Flewellen took on the step and repeat photos) Information is power.Īnd not all 18 y/o are created equal. I can process the info, and be ready to listen when DC calls. You get two responses: "They're an adult!".helpful. I can ask a question there such as "my DC hates XX class and wants to drop and doesn't know if he'll be able to find another" type of question. I find ours to be supportive and helpful except for the few outliers. I honestly don't know why a message board has people that feel like they have to respond to any post with "You should be asking a question on a question board!" ![]() Sometimes you are curious how something works.you aren't going to coddle the child, you aren't going to maybe even share with them the info you find, you aren't going to call the school for the info, so GOD forbid there is a parent page where you can sit and ask a question just because you're curious. Oh lordy, you must be on my parents' FB page, the one that replies to "They are ADULTS now, don't coddle them!". I've also seen some instances when a student is in a physical or mental health crisis and people jump in with advice and local support, which is helpful and IMO appropriate parental involvement. But, it was helpful that they had a lot of photos of dorm rooms, a source of advice on things to know before move in, and they provided a spreadsheet re off campus housing options which I sent to DS and he took that info into consideration for his search. Some of the parents are crazy over the top involved IMO. I also find it amusing, and have chuckled at the way some people choose to parent. My kids also know I'm on it and will ask them about things I read bc my boys aren't the best at communicating. That said, I pity the kids whose parents talk about the classes their kid is failing and the fact that they don't have friends. Stuff like experiences with drop offs - weird parking rules/timing strictness and am currently looking at graduation experiences. I have gotten a lot of useful information. I use them much like I use FB in general - to gather information. Those parents sound nuts!Īnonymous wrote:I'm in parent FB groups for my kids colleges. The way you talk you would think that you feel superior to those parents.Īs well she should. I figured it all out.Īm I just this out of step with normal parent behavior? What's the point of sending your child away to become an educated and independent adult? My parents waved goodbye and we talked by phone once or twice a week. This is so very different from my own experience. All in the age of google where students have all the information in the world at their digital native fingertips. Another wants to find where her chiid can take his car to have the oil changed. Another is wants to arrange a car to the airport for her child. Another has a child who isn't feeling great and wants to know how to get her food from the dining hall to her room. Someone wants to know why the wifi is down in one dorm. Now I finally understand the true meaning of helicopter parent, which I think was a term first coined by college administrators. Soon a parent group for the college showed up in my newsfeed. I decided to "follow" the college's Facebook posts since I don't know much about the school where $300K of our money is about to go. Anonymous wrote:DC has joined a social media group for the college where he was accepted ED. ![]()
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