Ive reached out to the ROO at the school my son will be attending, twice, with no response. Would I be better off contacting the ROO at our local college?
Hard to turn off mom mode sometimes lol especially when the school wants the contact info and my sons in school all day and can’t call.
Agree with Mom. It IS hard! The best analogy I have found is that as parents, we are the administrative support for our DS/DD. We can help behind the scenes with:
Howver, your DD/DS is the executive in charge. He/she calls the shots on where to apply, all interviews, face to face or voice to voice contact, and completing the applications (As @kinnem says, calls should be on your DS, not you).
- advice (when asked for it)
- admin work (running to FEDEX to send a doc overnight while he/she is at soccer practice).
- DoDMERB guidance (he/she was only 3 when he got that concussion, etc).
My DS actually missed the AROTC scholarship app deadline due to all the other plates he was spinning (sports, work, AP tests, SAT prep volunteering).
Was I tempted to help do it for him? You bet! Did I? Nope. He needed to know his limitations, and he found it!
This probably boils down more to my son doesn’t want the recognition, so won’t make the calls for that reason.
Hard to turn off mom mode sometimes lol especially when the school wants the contact info and my sons in school all day and can’t call.
Agree with Mom. It IS hard! The best analogy I have found is that as parents, we are the administrative support for our DS/DD. We can help behind the scenes with:
Howver, your DD/DS is the executive in charge. He/she calls the shots on where to apply, all interviews, face to face or voice to voice contact, and completing the applications (As @kinnem says, calls should be on your DS, not you).
- Advice (when asked for it)
- Taxi driver.
- Wardrobe assistant - helping him/her with an "interview" outfit.
- Admin work (running to FEDEX to send a doc overnight while he/she is at soccer practice).
- DoDMERB guidance (he/she was only 3 when that concussion happened, etc).
My DS actually missed the AROTC scholarship app deadline due to all the other plates he was spinning (USNA app, USMA app, NROTC/MO app, MOC nom interviews, DoDMERB, sports, work, AP tests, SAT prep, volunteering).
Was I tempted to help do it for him? You bet! Did I? Nope. He needed to know his limitations, and he found it!
Wait...the guidance for covering awards nights just came out last week.