College Student Top Ten

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<p>So she is off, and we all go through so many emotions… well let’s have some fun ; )</p>

<p>I know we have all received umpteen phone calls, and I think it might be worth a snicker to put together a top ten list /letterman style</p>

<p>What is the last thing you want to hear from your new co-ed: </p>

<li> My roommate knocked juice over near my laptop – but don’t worry mom it’s just a little sticky now.</li>
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<p>Ok everyone – join in and enjoy our new found freedom away from these lovely young adults we’ve raised!</p>

<p>Peace</p>

<p>Elizabeth</p>

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<li>My roommate knocked juice over near my laptop – but don’t worry mom it’s just a little sticky now.</li>
<li>My roommate’s a really great guy. He said if I let him use my debit card, I can use his socks.</li>
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<li>My roommate knocked juice over near my laptop – but don’t worry mom it’s just a little sticky now.</li>
<li>My roommate’s a really great guy. He said if I let him use my debit card, I can use his socks.</li>
<li>From an older coed…Ya know how I said ‘third time’s a charm’? Well I think I may want to change my major again. It only means two more semesters. (no…so far, ldgirl is still graduating on time…lol)</li>
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4

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<li>I overslept and missed an exam.</li>
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5

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<li>My roommates (Boy/Girl)Friend is really nice - and they seem to have such a close relationship… and the sofa in the TV room is nice and long.</li>
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<p>(P.S. My brother called home with this one back in the day… my parents freaked)</p>

6

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<li> Do we know any lawyers?</li>
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7

<p>^^^LOL!! omg jazzymom, a little advance notice please! Now I have a wet keyboard!!!</p>

8

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<li>Mom, I just wanted to let you know that you are going to be getting a bill from hospital A.</li>
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<p>(This was an actual call that I received two weeks ago at 9:30pm–DD had taken a chunk of skin and more out of her knee while playing sand volleyball, was bleeding a lot, almost passed out, but is now healing well.)</p>

9

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<li>No, I didn’t drop that class – I just stopped going. (true story)</li>
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10

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<li> I couldn’t figure out how to clean the toilet bowl plunger so I threw it away.</li>
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11

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<li>Mom? I know it’s February, but you haven’t cleaned out my room yet, have you? I’ll need it.</li>
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<p>^^ My grandmother swears to this day that’s how she found out my uncle had flunked out of college.</p>

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<p>Sorry about that mpm. Should have built up to it — closer to No. 9 or even 10. </p>

<p>That and “I think I need to see a doctor…” are the two calls I really do not want to receive.</p>

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<p>omgosh – these are all priceless. I am not at the point where I cringe when I see her caller id but I seem to have to remind myself to breathe sometimes : )</p>

<p>thanks for adding some humor to my day everyone – it has been a tough weekend.</p>

<p>Also worth adding — heard elsewhere</p>

<p>“My RA told everyone on the floor someone was caught stealing mail and applying for credit cards …but not in my dorm mom. /sigh/ ok did anyone else put an idfreeze, (trusted id service) on their kids credit before they left for school”</p>

<p>Peace
Elizabeth</p>

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<p>Check out this old thread for some GREAT calls from actual college students, as reported by their parents here on CC:</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/455703-stories-college-part-eleventy-zillion.html?highlight=eleventy[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parent-cafe/455703-stories-college-part-eleventy-zillion.html?highlight=eleventy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>example (from Dragonmom):
S: “Mom, how do you get blood out of a parka?”
Me: silent pause… “How much blood are we talking about?”
S: “Lots, like really really lots”
He hit a snow fence with his head while skiing (or rather, while falling). 16 stitches. He now wears a helmet!</p>

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<p>ANY call that starts with S saying: “Are you sitting down?”</p>

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<p>Just this week freshman Son calls to say he’s going sky diving!! I said no your not & if you do & don’t break your legs I will break them for you. He said just kidding (hope he was but how would I know if he did, assuming all went well) but I now have a few more gray hairs.</p>

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<li> Any cell call that starts
Mom are you driving? I need to tell you something.</li>
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