Quote Originally Posted by Posh View Post
I addressed this. I didn't slack off because my mom and dad paid for all our schooling; that's wasting money and my mother's favorite saying is never throw good money after bad. They ingrained the value of education in us when we were VERY young.

And most great schools are in weird areas. My uncle went to Grinnell College and that's in Bumf*ck, Iowa. But it's a fantastic school that I actually was going to go to until I changed my mind about my major.

YOU can make your kids take out loans to pay for their school. MY kids never will. I will pay for their education until they say they are done with being educated. Simple as that. They will not start life off in debt.

What's at stake for them is my love, approval and respect. I own you. Don't defy me.

NO MORE WIRE HANGERS!!!!!!!
I think you missed the point..

you had commented on sending them there 'for the discount'

which you may have been midly joking about.. just pointing out if money was a concern, there are better options...

yes, its a good school, and good that you understand it is in the middle of BFE, but if little johnny wants to be a doctor or engineer, or whatever oberlin is *not* known for, forcing him to go to oberlin is kinda silly.

And I wasnt commenting on *me*, I havnt stated what I plan for my progeny..

and, i just have to poke a bit more

'they wont start their life out in debt'

oh, but i disagree... they will be indebted... to you rather than a bank..

and emotionally rather than financially..


I would say that most great schools are usually in rather good locations... (ivy league, 7 sisters, johns hopkins, MIT, CMU, etc etc) at least... not in the middle of nowhere ohio (which is only slightly better than nowhere iowa)...

guess it all depends on how you rank a school...




whats with the no more wire hangers?