By Colin Morris Our College Visit Disaster: What You Should Learn from My Mistakes
With a song in my heart, I got in the car to drive my daughter to our first college visit. …
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It’s Her Time To Fly
Memory ghosts dance in the periphery of my mind. Even though three weeks have passed since I dropped her off—my…
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By Gayle Brown Your Son Won’t Care About Decorating His Dorm Room
'Tis the season for dorms for those of us whose children are in college. You may be designing, planning,…
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A Mom Never Stops Wondering if She Did Enough
Two days before my first child left for college, I swallowed tears passing the chocolate milk in the grocery store.…
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By Jacalyn Wetzel My Teen Chose Trade School Over College and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son isn’t going to college. At least that’s not the plan for now. You see, college is pushed on…
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By Claudia Caramiello It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College
“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…
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By Melissa Neeb You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go
I still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
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By Teresa Whiting My Mom Used To Say, “Someday When You’re a Parent You’ll Understand.” It’s Someday, Mom.
Today I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
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By Sydnei Kaplan College is An Adjustment For Moms and Dads, Too
Here we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
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