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I'm not saying that's not admirable but shouldn't your adult child have this figured out by now?

by sbjustin 8y ago

lukebitts 8y ago
I don't think it is the norm to have your stuff figured out by the time you reach college
- bendotero 8y ago
  Stuff figured out = waking up on time for an exam? There are certainly things that aren't going to be figured out by college but dang, you're setting the bar madd low.
  - beatgammit 8y ago
    Yeah, I missed my 8am class a few times, but I never missed a final.
- badpun 8y ago
  It's figuring out how not to oversleep for an important occasion, not figuring out the meaning of life... I mean, some people this age are working responsible jobs or serving in the military.
anoncake 8y ago
Swallowing your pride and asking your parent (or someone else) for help is a pretty adult thing to do.
kulahan 8y ago
You've never accidentally slept through an alarm before? Why not have a backup plan just to be extra sure? That sounds perfectly responsible to me.
- njarboe 8y ago
  Sure, but your backup plan probably should not involve one of your parents getting up extra early to give you a wake up call. But to each their own, I guess.
  - disgruntledphd2 8y ago
    This is one of the reasons that pre-booking taxis is a good idea. Typically, they'll call you when they arrive, so they are a really good back-up alarm clock.
zaccus 8y ago
It's not admirable; it's textbook helicopter parenting and it's pathetic. I can't believe people ITT are actually defending this crap. An 18yo who can't get themselves out of bed, eat, shower, wipe their hiney, etc. all by themselves has no place in college IMO. Seriously, that's short bus level stuff.
dbcurtis 8y ago
Yes, certainly. No argument. But when the stakes are high, a little back up doesn't hurt. It is just as much an excuse for some last minute good wishes anyway. In any case, everybody has different circumstances. Parenting is an improvisational pursuit, every kid has different needs. In my kid's case, end-of-semester sleep deprivation has more than typical impact because of hypothyroidism that requires carefully adjusted medication and really benefits from a regular sleep schedule. Engineering school? Regular sleep schedule? Pffft. So I cut some slack. Their tendency to over-sleep alarms is partly wonky body chemistry. I recall oversleeping for a final. Luckily, it was an intro programming, you-mean-I-can't-test-out-of-this?? class. I walked in a hour late, and left a 1/2 hour early. Had that been DiffEQ or similar.... errrf.

I'm not saying that's not admirable but shouldn't your adult child have this figured out by now?

lukebitts 8y ago

I don't think it is the norm to have your stuff figured out by the time you reach college

bendotero 8y ago
Stuff figured out = waking up on time for an exam? There are certainly things that aren't going to be figured out by college but dang, you're setting the bar madd low.
- beatgammit 8y ago
  Yeah, I missed my 8am class a few times, but I never missed a final.
badpun 8y ago
It's figuring out how not to oversleep for an important occasion, not figuring out the meaning of life... I mean, some people this age are working responsible jobs or serving in the military.

anoncake 8y ago

Swallowing your pride and asking your parent (or someone else) for help is a pretty adult thing to do.

kulahan 8y ago

You've never accidentally slept through an alarm before? Why not have a backup plan just to be extra sure? That sounds perfectly responsible to me.

njarboe 8y ago
Sure, but your backup plan probably should not involve one of your parents getting up extra early to give you a wake up call. But to each their own, I guess.
- disgruntledphd2 8y ago
  This is one of the reasons that pre-booking taxis is a good idea. Typically, they'll call you when they arrive, so they are a really good back-up alarm clock.

zaccus 8y ago

It's not admirable; it's textbook helicopter parenting and it's pathetic. I can't believe people ITT are actually defending this crap. An 18yo who can't get themselves out of bed, eat, shower, wipe their hiney, etc. all by themselves has no place in college IMO. Seriously, that's short bus level stuff.

dbcurtis 8y ago

Yes, certainly. No argument. But when the stakes are high, a little back up doesn't hurt. It is just as much an excuse for some last minute good wishes anyway. In any case, everybody has different circumstances. Parenting is an improvisational pursuit, every kid has different needs. In my kid's case, end-of-semester sleep deprivation has more than typical impact because of hypothyroidism that requires carefully adjusted medication and really benefits from a regular sleep schedule. Engineering school? Regular sleep schedule? Pffft. So I cut some slack. Their tendency to over-sleep alarms is partly wonky body chemistry. I recall oversleeping for a final. Luckily, it was an intro programming, you-mean-I-can't-test-out-of-this?? class. I walked in a hour late, and left a 1/2 hour early. Had that been DiffEQ or similar.... errrf.