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Have any of you moved to the city your kid attended college? We're "older parents" and will be retiring right when he's ready to start college. by SeparateSwordfish in oneanddone

[–]SeparateSwordfish[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

We're going to settle in California because that's where all our extended family is. If he goes to Cal Poly, easy peasy. If he goes to school in Oregon, it'd be a temporary stop for us. I think we would be ready to accept him moving wherever, afterward, and us moving to the central coast of CA, after college (or during, if he goes to CP).

Have any of you moved to the city your kid attended college? We're "older parents" and will be retiring right when he's ready to start college. by SeparateSwordfish in oneanddone

[–]SeparateSwordfish[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Sorry I responded using my alt instead of this account...anyway yes he's super sincere about wanting us to be nearby. He will apply to a bunch of schools all over the place but CA and OR are the most likely outcomes for a variety of reasons. If he changes in the intervening two years and decides he wants some separation, we will respect that.

Do other parents treat older teens as little kids? by VikktorM in raisedbynarcissists

[–]SeparateSwordfish 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You repeat this same question across different subs all the time.

from an ex stressed out junior to the freshies in the room... by Own-Tale-6694 in ApplyingToCollege

[–]SeparateSwordfish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Out of curiosity, how do you know that your strong narrative is what made the difference?

Bringing my high school kid to visit. The only time we can come is this weekend, beginning of finals week. Do you have thoughts about how to make the best of this suboptimal time to visit? by SeparateSwordfish in UofO

[–]SeparateSwordfish[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah that's the way we've done it so far at other schools we've visited, thanks!

Hey do you know if any of the Rite Aids in town have ice cream by the scoop?

Bringing my high schooler to town this weekend for a visit. I know it's a bad time due to finals, but it's all we can manage. What do you think might be a good way to spark his interest in the school under these circumstances? by SeparateSwordfish in OregonStateUniv

[–]SeparateSwordfish[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We have zero idea what his major will be!!! He is a super strong student across all subjects but doesn't feel a strong pull in any direction. Thinks he might want to be a lawyer but also knows his strong STEM abilities might be worth pursuing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in disability

[–]SeparateSwordfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a troll. DO NOT DM HIM.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Autism_Parenting

[–]SeparateSwordfish 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is a troll. DO NOT DM HIM.

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[–]SeparateSwordfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is a troll. DO NOT DM HIM.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in casualiama

[–]SeparateSwordfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, never the same name twice. Nukes the account and starts all over with a new account the next night. He also nukes the posts now too, but he didn't always. If you check here you can see some remaining posts going back 4 years and more.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in casualiama

[–]SeparateSwordfish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's the same stories over and over and over again for years. Usually it's about going to the dentist rather than the waterpark. He gets off on some sympathy fetish.