tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post6698246307496413951..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: The "Greatest Class" Comes UngluedAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-57367346188302428302012-06-25T15:40:02.845-04:002012-06-25T15:40:02.845-04:00I don't comment very often, but this time I ha...I don't comment very often, but this time I had to. I spend a lot of time in an ambulance running calls near a very small but very expensive college that I will refer to as Snob U, since it seems to be on the same wavelength as your own locale. <br /><br />These kids are smart, don't misunderstand. Their parents are wealthy, the kids get handed more money than I would know what to do with, and we pick them up dangerously drunk all the freaking time. <br /><br />I don't understand either, but I sure get tired of dealing with it.ladyimbriumhttp://ladyimbriumsholocron.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-77847158249402775022012-06-22T17:07:23.221-04:002012-06-22T17:07:23.221-04:00Terrific comment, Anon! I've never really unde...Terrific comment, Anon! I've never really understood boarding schools. If you don't want to raise a kid, why have one? Your strength of character shows through. Blessings to you.Anne Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18083739996560380258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-50514785208038206862012-06-22T13:49:19.588-04:002012-06-22T13:49:19.588-04:00"Would you rather struggle financially and ha..."Would you rather struggle financially and have a close and loving relationship with your kids, or rake in the bucks and hardly see Junior from week to week?"<br /><br />Ye gods, thank you for saying this! I am someone raised by high achieving, wealth and status conscious parents who sent me to a private boarding school. The only time I saw my parents was holidays and the summer. <br /><br />And guess what? I turned out to be a very average, minimum-wage earning person who is certainly not bringing in more wealth and status to the family. The pain of my failure stays with me and I have no self esteem.<br /><br />There is no substitute for a close, loving family. The teachers at my boarding school were supposed to be substitute parents and come on, they didn't give a shit. Nor were they supposed to. I know many public schools are crap, but I still envy people who got to go home after a day of classes and eat dinner with their families instead of random strangers who only cared about themselves.<br /><br />And oh yeah, HUGE drug and alcohol problem at my boarding school, which of course was ignored because narcissistic parents will not acknowledge anything that ruins their fantasy. For some reason, I never turned to drugs and alcohol, I guess because I saw them as dead ends that would not help the pain.<br /><br />I don't have kids, probably never will, but if I did, I'd sure as shit would NOT send them to a boarding school.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-86044593135027888172012-06-22T00:25:09.924-04:002012-06-22T00:25:09.924-04:00I have a feeling that drinking is a symptom of spi...I have a feeling that drinking is a symptom of spiritual poverty. (Not religious, spiritual.)<br />I've read that no matter what, in all societies and at all times, 11% of the population has problems with drugs or drinking. I have no idea if that's true. I've also read that kids who drink are more inhibited than average and drink to adjust their inhibitions to normal level. I think that's true for some.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-57850369568147511382012-06-21T22:48:32.327-04:002012-06-21T22:48:32.327-04:00that's just sad..proud of your girl for not be...that's just sad..proud of your girl for not being a drinker.yellowdoggrannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906624317290990109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-85325497635401053672012-06-21T21:55:02.732-04:002012-06-21T21:55:02.732-04:00Rich or poor, kids can get totally effed up. Booze...Rich or poor, kids can get totally effed up. Booze and drugs ruin so many lives. Glad both your girls have good heads on their shoulders!Debra She Who Seekshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01845703092794695023noreply@blogger.com