Lori Laughlin

CarolfromTX said:
This story made me SO angry, and I mean viscerally MAD. I took a step back to wonder why. I think it's because the kids of wealthy people already have so many advantages, and yet their parents have to buy them a spot at a prestigious university. They could have hired tutors to give their kid a leg up, or private coaches to hone their athletic ability, but instead took the easy way out and bought them a place. And Lori Laughlin's kid turns out to be a shallow, but successful, you tube star. She should do her You Tube schtick and let a more deserving student have her spot. Sigh. I know it has always been this way, but I hate it.
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The thing is, Carol, life often does not turn out well for kids whose parents cheat, lie and excessively smooth the way for them. We all must learn life's lessons of rewards for hard work and honesty as well as the consequences of avoiding the same. Some people learn early in life, some late., but very few are spared the lessons altogether.

Any teacher will tell you that parents who cover for their children do those children no favor.
 

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Pepper said:
"The average athletic scholarship is about $10,400 per year, or $8,700 if you don't account for the more generous scholarships usually reserved for men's football and basketball players. Only four sports offer full rides: men's football, men's basketball, women's basketball, and women's volleyball."
https://thebestschools.org/financial-aid/athletic-scholarships/
Wowee. What a deal. :rolleyes:
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My hub- 6'5" and over 300 muscled pounds, had faced a high school football front line of no one under 300 lbs. When he came down the stairs in the winter months, you could here his knees crack with each step. The other major high school team used to scout out players and offer their parents car dealerships to move to their town.

He thought about playing pro ball and I told him "absolutely no way". Your body is worth way more than any amount of money could pay you for those few good years. He was a talented engineer and didn't need to have daily physical altercations to prove his worth to the world; or to sell his body out.

We moved south because he couldn't stand the cold weather. His body was a barometer.

Have known pro ball players - guys in their 50's that walked and hobbled with pinched up broken and repaired toes and other semi mangled body parts for the rest of their lives. Can't imagine what his body would have resembled now that he's in his 70's and incredibly healthy. Best decision still, now that its in our rear view mirror after all these years!
 
I'm no psychologist, but I think there's something wrong with her. She has such a blank facial expression, like she just doesn't get it.
 
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