Proud Parental Unit Crowing Thread

elflaco2 · Post by **elflaco2** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:11 am

in Philly again last weekend..
second indoor meet..
he was concerned he would break 9:00 in the 3000... first time running that distance..

had he not been pushed/stumbled.. he would won his heat - ran 8:50, second in the heat, mid table overall - he knows better how to handle the traffic.. coach called him a dumbass for getting caught up in it..

loved seeing that smile on his face, and again the family got to see him on esnp+

no meet this weekend - he'll be running in Boston next saturday, unsure if we'll be there or not.

rass · Post by **rass** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:12 pm

That's great man!

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:13 pm

elflaco2 wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 11:11 am in Philly again last weekend..
second indoor meet..
he was concerned he would break 9:00 in the 3000... first time running that distance..

had he not been pushed/stumbled.. he would won his heat - ran 8:50, second in the heat, mid table overall - he knows better how to handle the traffic.. coach called him a dumbass for getting caught up in it..

loved seeing that smile on his face, and again the family got to see him on esnp+

no meet this weekend - he'll be running in Boston next saturday, unsure if we'll be there or not.

Fantastic stuff

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Jan 23, 2025 3:21 pm

Very cool!

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:13 pm

The boy just got nominated for this.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President ... rs_Program

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:44 pm

Nice! That didn't get cut by DOGE?

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:35 pm

govmentchedda wrote: Mon Jan 27, 2025 3:44 pm Nice! That didn't get cut by DOGE?

Well started by LBJ (Democrate)
But is run by Department of Ed which is a target
but they select in March

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Jan 27, 2025 4:50 pm

Nice. Good luck!

elflaco2 · Post by **elflaco2** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:33 am

update on the boy's adventures in d1 track...

got a PR (cut 4 seconds) in the mile two week ago, good enough to get him a spot in the conference race (MAAC) this past weekend at the Armory in NY (and beat his roommate)

saturday ran another PR in the mile, down to 4:20.86 (another 4 seconds).. missed the cutoff for the sunday final by .61.. and got plenty of airtime (announcers talking about his run) on the telecast...he was pissed about it.. but went from 5th to 2nd on his team

sunday was the alternate on the 4x800.. an hour before found out he was running the lead leg.. pulled off at 1:57.9 (new PR), they ran 7:41.7 got the gold.. and the team won the conference championship..

said he'd likely miss his morning classes today.

we'll see if he runs in Boston at NCAA regionals in two weeks

and his grades aren't half bad (right now)

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:37 am

That's awesome news!

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:39 am

Way to go! Saw your wife’s pics on FaceBook, crazy seeing him looking like an adult! Been too many years…

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:40 am

Very nice!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 10:55 am

That's awesome!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Mon Feb 24, 2025 11:10 am

Good stuff!

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:05 pm

Daughter 2 got accepted to every college that she applied to. Her #1 choice is Emerson because there's a program there that she really wants and they are the top school in the country for it (Media Psychology). She's just waiting to see what they'll give her for aid which we'll find out in March. She's pragmatic enough not to bury herself in debt and if it's too much, she gets to go to URI free of tuition (mom works there).

As of now though her second choice is UMass Amherst which she sees as the same as URI. So I asked why then she wouldn't just go to URI to save money. Her reason is that both her boyfriend and best friend go to URI, and she's worried that if she goes there, she'll just hang out with them all the time and won't get the full experience of meeting new people, doing new things, and just sort of growing personally from it.

I just thought that was a very mature way to look at it for a 17-year-old.

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:07 pm

That really is a very mature outlook she has!

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:13 pm

That's great man.

Trying to convince our Daughter #2 to look at state schools because I'm worried she won't be quite as level-headed about debt. She's thus far refused to even consider Rutgers because it's too big.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Wed Feb 26, 2025 5:54 pm

Jerloma wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:05 pm Her reason is that both her boyfriend and best friend go to URI, and she's worried that if she goes there, she'll just hang out with them all the time and won't get the full experience of meeting new people, doing new things, and just sort of growing personally from it.

I just thought that was a very mature way to look at it for a 17-year-old.

That is an incredibly mature outlook...but I do wonder how the boyfriend feels about it.

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 9:46 am

Nice job d2 and dad. exciting opportunities.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 12:57 pm

DaveInSeattle wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 5:54 pm
Jerloma wrote: Wed Feb 26, 2025 4:05 pm Her reason is that both her boyfriend and best friend go to URI, and she's worried that if she goes there, she'll just hang out with them all the time and won't get the full experience of meeting new people, doing new things, and just sort of growing personally from it.

I just thought that was a very mature way to look at it for a 17-year-old.
That is an incredibly mature outlook...but I do wonder how the boyfriend feels about it.

Seeing as JLo refers to her as “The Evil One,” I think he might be dodging a bullet.

Jerloma · Post by **Jerloma** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:00 pm

Lol, she's a bullet alright. He's a great kid though, I'm sure he supports whatever decision she makes.

A couple of weeks ago, I posted some pictures on FB of me and GF getting a little promiscuous with an armored knight suit at a restaurant. She comments "Oh that's awesome, Kyle. I too think that sexual assault is hilarious." I just had to take it down.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:41 pm

Really no response possible there. Nice work.

The Sybian · Post by **The Sybian** » Thu Feb 27, 2025 4:30 pm

mister d wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:41 pm Really no response possible there. Nice work.

Seriously, I love that. It’s fun when you can start having an adult relationship with your kids. Nothing makes me more proud than my daughter roasting me in a brutally incisive way.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Feb 28, 2025 10:09 am

The Sybian wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 4:30 pm
mister d wrote: Thu Feb 27, 2025 3:41 pm Really no response possible there. Nice work.
Seriously, I love that. It’s fun when you can start having an adult relationship with your kids. Nothing makes me more proud than my daughter roasting me in a brutally incisive way.

For me, its when my daughters tell me about being hungover. I always had to hide that, as best I could, from my VERY Mormon parents.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Mar 01, 2025 1:55 pm

This headline really threw me.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Sat Mar 01, 2025 1:59 pm

Dude right??

HaulCitgo · Post by **HaulCitgo** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:28 am

Georgia tech admission and a start and finish in a region win. It's pride weekend in my house

wlu_lax6 · Post by **wlu_lax6** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:46 am

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:55 am

awesome....

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 10:22 am

Nice!

A_B · Post by **A_B** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:33 am

Excellent! Rambling wreck!

rass · Post by **rass** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 11:59 am

Nice, congrats!

garyclark · Post by **garyclark** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:01 pm

HaulCitgo wrote: Sun Mar 09, 2025 9:28 am Georgia tech admission and a start and finish in a region win. It's pride weekend in my house

Congrats!

sancarlos · Post by **sancarlos** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 2:26 pm

Congrats, Citgo!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Sun Mar 09, 2025 5:45 pm

Hell yeah.

Steve of phpBB · Post by **Steve of phpBB** » Mon Mar 10, 2025 9:04 am

That’s excellent, Citgo.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:44 pm

Robin has her first "Sky Running" race set up...Austria at the end of May.

Hochkönig Skyrace

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31.2 km, 2580 meters of elevation gain...

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:33 am

Just got this text from my younger daughter:

Went to see what grade I got on my immunology exam and I got a 96% and my professor personally congratulated me and was like no one ever does this good of a job on this exam bc it's so challenging. My ego is too big rn

degenerasian · Post by **degenerasian** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:22 am

Remember when the girls would barely crawl to the window. Now 2 years later they sit and sing acapella. Sophia likes wearing her swim goggles everywhere.

rass · Post by **rass** » Mon Apr 21, 2025 10:26 am

adorbs