L.A.’s Elite on Edge as Prosecutors Pursue More Parents in Admissions Scandal

Re:L.A.’s Elite on Edge as Prosecutors Pursue More Parents i... by lawnchair_larry on Thursday May 02, 2019 @12:54AM (#19804859)

I’ve met some mothers that place huge value on status signals based on school that their kids attended. I don’t understand it in the least, but I know it definitely exists. It doesn’t matter at all how the school ranks objectively, it’s entirely related to the status among the specific individuals that the mother wants to impress. Often, it’s other mothers whose kids went there.

Fathers might do this too, but I haven’t personally seen it. If I had to guess, the fathers that care about status are probably more likely to “one-up” than “keep-up”. Same insecurities, just manifested differently.

It’s really ridiculous and petty behavior on the adults part, at the expense of the child’s best interests.

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Re:L.A.’s Elite on Edge as Prosecutors Pursue More Parents i... by strikelaserclaw on Thursday May 02, 2019 @09:21AM (#19807585)

A lot of parents see their kids as younger manifestations of themselves, so they take the kids achievements such as getting into a good school as validation for themselves (Good genetics, great parenting etc...) and feel the opposite if their kids fail to do so. This is the only explanation for going so out of the way to essentially "fake" achievement for the kids so you can look better.

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