Category: college
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College Drop-Off: The Most Expensive Way to Have Your Heart Ripped Out in a Parking Lot
There are certain milestones in motherhood that nobody adequately prepares you for. And then there is college drop-off, where you spend approximately three months shopping, organizing, making lists, buying things you did not know humans needed, and pretending you are completely fine. Then you drive away from a dorm parking lot crying into a Starbucks…
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Stop Reading the Bullshit: A Parent’s Guide to Raising Kids in Any Stage of Life
I am a big fan of websites like “Grown and Flown” and “Scary Mommy”. They are filled with smart, funny and insightful articles about all the Mommy stages raising kids in all kinds of situations. However, if you search the interwebs and read the article titles on raising kids, teens, college kids and young adults,…
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And Away to College. Again.
Thing 2 left for his sophomore year at college. This year, he is off campus in an apartment with two friends. I’m not a fan of living off campus. I know all the kids do it, yada, yada, yada. I lived off campus for a brief time. Hated it. No desire to get up and…
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8 Tips to Living With Your College Kid For The Summer
I’ll just come right out and say it. Either you are overjoyed that your college kid is home and it’s all rainbows and butterflies or you’re upping your anxiety meds to deal with the unknown. Either way, I have the answers. I am a pro at college kids now. (Not true. No one is.) I’m…
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Don’t Overthink the College Dorm Needs of a Boy
You are just getting through mourning the child that was once running around in diapers just a few years ago. Now he’s graduated from high school and headed to college in the fall. Wipe your tears mom and stop stressing over what you need to buy for that dorm room! First, please remember that most…
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