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How Not to Get an Internship at D

By Krista Nightengale |

My mom (love her dearly!) is a helicopter mom. And, quite frankly, from years 13-18, I thought she was the helicopter mom. I’ve since grown up and realized there are those who are worse. And I feel sorry for their kids because I understand what they’re going through. But, ladies and gentlemen, I do believe I have found the queen of helicopter moms. I’ll give you a sneak peak at a little convo I had with said helicopter mom, and you let me know if I’m correct.

HM: Hi. I’m calling on behalf of my daughter, a student in high school. I was wondering if she could have an internship at D Magazine.

Me: Oh, I’m really sorry. We don’t allow high school students to intern here. We’ve tried it in the past, and it just hasn’t worked out.

HM: That’s what WFAA said, too. But now she has an internship there this spring. Let me tell you about my daughter. She’s very smart, …. (We’ll skip this section. You can only listen to and remember so many credentials.)

Me: She does sound smart. And I’d be more than happy for her to come to the office and meet with a couple editors to talk about the industry.

HM: No. I’d like for her to have an internship. I’m going to keep pushing, because I really want my daughter to get all the experiences she possibly can before she graduates high school. Who are your supervisors?

Me: I’m sorry, but I head up the internship program. And I’m the one who makes the final decisions on editorial interns.

HM: Oh, well. Who’s in your position in Austin? Whom could I talk to there?

Me: (Confused and thinking maybe she’s asking about Texas Monthly) Um. Well. I don’t work for that company, so I don’t know.

HM: Well, where are D’s headquarters? Aren’t they located in Austin?

Me: D? As in D Magazine? No. Our headquarters are in Dallas.

HM: Oh. I didn’t know that. Well. I’m going to go ahead and fill out this application and submit. I hope you’ll have a change of heart, just like WFAA did.

We’ll just go ahead and end it there as the conversation was 10 minutes and 17 seconds long (though it felt like it lasted about two hours). I haven’t seen the application from the mom daughter, but I’m eagerly waiting. Oh, and WFAA, good luck!

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