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Topic: OT - What made you happy today?
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betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #1638 on:** March 10, 2026, 06:53:11 PM »

My ex is trying (from what I hear through the grapevine) to dissuade my son from Purdue because West Lafayette is a rural college town in the middle of nowhere.

Ummm... Isn't that better?

The great thing about a "college town" is that when the weekend comes around... Nobody leaves. It's a collection of tens of thousands of people between the ages of 18-23 who all have nothing to do except whatever they do with each other. (No, I don't want to contemplate what they do with each other.)

Ultimately, my ex is trying to keep him from moving 2,000 miles away because she doesn't know how to handle him being far away.

But for that kid, being in the cocoon of a college town is the best thing that could happen to him. Being at UC-Berkeley where everyone's going to SF every weekend and nobody stays on campus on the weekends is going to be WAY too much for him...

utee94 · « **Reply #1639 on:** March 10, 2026, 07:03:27 PM »

Quote from: betarhoalphadelta on March 10, 2026, 06:53:11 PM

My ex is trying (from what I hear through the grapevine) to dissuade my son from Purdue because West Lafayette is a rural college town in the middle of nowhere.

Ummm... Isn't that better?

The great thing about a "college town" is that when the weekend comes around... Nobody leaves. It's a collection of tens of thousands of people between the ages of 18-23 who all have nothing to do except whatever they do with each other. (No, I don't want to contemplate what they do with each other.)

Ultimately, my ex is trying to keep him from moving 2,000 miles away because she doesn't know how to handle him being far away.

But for that kid, being in the cocoon of a college town is the best thing that could happen to him. Being at UC-Berkeley where everyone's going to SF every weekend and nobody stays on campus on the weekends is going to be WAY too much for him...

I totally get what you're saying about your ex's purported reasons vs. the likely actual reasons, but as for the highlighted, it really just depends on the kid-- not everyone wants or needs the same college experience.

I loved going to college in a large not-just-a-college-town like Austin. I loved having a bazillion different movie theaters and bars and restaurants and parks and swimming holes and swimming pools and lakes and rivers. The campus and adjoining area are all self-contained and walkable enough that you don't HAVE to leave, and indeed I had friends who never had cars their entire time in Austin. But for me, I loved enjoying everything a city like Austin had to offer.

betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #1640 on:** March 10, 2026, 07:18:27 PM »

Quote from: utee94 on March 10, 2026, 07:03:27 PM

I totally get what you're saying about your ex's purported reasons vs. the likely actual reasons, but as for the highlighted, it really just depends on the kid-- not everyone wants or needs the same college experience.

I loved going to college in a large not-just-a-college-town like Austin. I loved having a bazillion different movie theaters and bars and restaurants and parks and swimming holes and swimming pools and lakes and rivers. The campus and adjoining area are all self-contained and walkable enough that you don't HAVE to leave, and indeed I had friends who never had cars their entire time in Austin. But for me, I loved enjoying everything a city like Austin had to offer.

Understood. I think he's a lot like me, and a "city" feel wouldn't have been right for me at that point in my life.

In his specific case, I think he'd benefit from the sort of "walled garden" that exists in a rural college town. Maybe I'm wrong. It's just my opinion, knowing him...

SFBadger96 · « **Reply #1641 on:** March 10, 2026, 08:25:35 PM »

Has he already heard from Berkeley, and that's an option? And do the kids head into SF on a regular basis? I wouldn't have thought so, but maybe I'm too old to know better.

But, yeah, West Lafayette and Berkeley are very different places (even sans San Francisco). Either way, it will be a significant emotional event for his parents to come visit. It's not like Berkeley is a quick drive for you guys.

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