The last time I went to a DENKC game in primetime , we won and beat the spread . Here ' s to a repeat of those events . See you in the nosebleeds ! <| sep |> That made me laugh <| sep |> Except forcing people to adapt to the wall significantly increases the cost and difficulty of crossing , thereby decreasing the number of people making it across , because right now it ' s so easy children are doing it alone . <| sep |> Your parents seem to use your succes to extend their own life . Maybe it ' s the what will the neighbours think syndrome . Have you asked your sister how she sees this ? Maybe she hates how your parents treat her , or treat you . For her there is the risk of not following the path your parents see for her , and the risk of losing their support as well . Not that you should feel guilty or feel sorry for her , but there might be another side to this . Ask her , and tell her . I hope you have a good relationship with your sister . Some parents just don ' t get this . They equal luck with success . They compare . Maybe she ' s just her favorite , for whatever reason , and if she would decide to cut her hair , break that relationship with her perfect BF , stop Stanford and join a hippy community to grow her own potatoes , they would even love that and still ignore you . If you can ' t do it right for them , do what is right for you ! So if you ' re happier staying at home , do that ! If you don ' t know what is right for you , experiment ! So if you stay at home this year , and it sucks more than staying with your parents , then there is always next year .