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I truly, truly, do not understand why it is so important for people to feel the need to "rain on someone's parade" when they are only expressing candid happiness in their DS/DD's success. Yeah, gold and silver stars are not going to mean too much in a couple of years, but right now they...

In the interests of "obtuseness": I would ask everyone to go back and read the first FOUR posts on this thread, and then decide what the tone of this thread began as. I neither requested, needed nor wanted an "apology". What I object to is hypocrisy and condescension. I wasn't born yesterday.

I'll be as brief as jasperdog was longwinded. ". . . my comments were not focused/directed to anyone in particular" Nonsense.

This is not the armed forces. This is not a military academy. This is an institution that confers Bachelor of Science degrees. People's lives are at risk at every minute of every day, if you really think about it. Although not the safest career in existence, being a merchant mariner...

"These honors are generally, IMO, something to be celebrated in a low key manner . . . since we are talking about young adults here, versus high school students/teenagers I do wonder the point of posting congratulatory and "I'm so proud" declarations in this basically anonymous forum and manner...

I just gotta brag, our DS has earned his fourth gold star in a row. He works soooo hard! I can't express how proud of him we are!

It looks like that was quite the event! The decorations look great and there certainly were plenty of "treats" being heartily enjoyed by all. it was nice to see all the smiling faces. To all the NY Metro Area parents who put in so much effort, thanks so much for putting those smiles there!

Thank you all so much for your thoughtful replies. It seems we are all in the same boat (pun intended!) when it comes to Christmas gifts, etc. for our mids - they need to get what they need to get before they leave and it's really a lot easier for them to pick and buy their own stuff and have...

I'm looking for help from parents of A-split midshipmen who have already been through at least one "sea term". Specifically, I'd like to hear about how you handled Christmas celebrations. We're planning on having a famlly dinner before he leaves and giving him his Christmas gifts then (most...