I left the honors retreat after a few hours this morning. No offense to anybody who was there, but it was honestly not appropriate for me. I was further offended by the head of the department, who was rather patronizing to me on the phone when she realized I had left. (I’d informed the coordinator, but not the head.) To be honest I don’t think she realizes that she’s dealing with a mature adult. She pays lip service to it, but she still treats me like somebody who’s just been released from Mommy and Daddy’s care and needs to be monitored at all times. But you know what? I’m a big girl. I’m not going to be treated like I’m fresh out of high school.

We agreed to meet tomorrow on campus before the rest of the activities begin at 3:00pm. I plan to let her know exactly how I feel, and that I expect to be treated like an independent person, not a teenager. If she doesn’t want to treat me differently from the 18-year-olds in the program, I’d rather be dropped from the program. It’s up to her - if she doesn’t like my request to be treated like an adult, she can drop me. Or she can treat me like an adult, that’s the choice. But I will not be patronized.

I’m not explaining the specifics because I don’t want to seem like I’m whining…but she definitely came across as patronizing. Yup.

I just sent this via the IHOP.com “contact us” form:

Today was the first time I have visited IHOP in several weeks, and I noticed that you have a new menu. I was pleased to see you have added Chocolate Chip Pancakes to the menu, but I was quite dismayed to find that the Potato Pancakes are no longer available. I have not found these at any other major breakfast chain (Denny’s, Bob Evans, etc) and they were a major reason I chose IHOP over other chains. I still enjoy the rest of IHOP’s menu but I am very sorry to see the potato pancakes gone.

I guess I will have to start making latkes at home…IHOP’s potato pancakes were never anything like homemade latkes, but they were certainly easier!