Message to College Admission Consultants: Know Your Audience!

For the love of Pete! Here's an e-mail I just sent to an "expert college admission consultant."

Dear Friends at Vernon, Schmidt and Peters,

Thank you for your letters regarding college admission consulting for our 17 year old daughter, Mackenzie. I have received two such letters over the past few months. However, please remove me from your list since Mackenzie suffers from a disorder called tuberous sclerosis complex, and is moderately mentally retarded. I'm sure you didn't know this, so there is no offense taken. However, it does hurt just a tiny bit every time I receive one of your letters.

You can keep us on the list for our other children, though, who will soon be 13 and 10, respectively. I'm sure that whatever database that supplied you with Mackenzie's name will supply you with theirs as well. Thank you!


Who needs college anyway, when you have a crush on a cutie named Cole?!