True! I do have a co worker whose kid goes to college 30 mins away and he doesn’t have his car with him. That makes it a lot harder to come home every weekend.
My SIL’s sister’s older daughter used to drive home every weekend and her school was a 6 hour drive away. Her younger daughter went to school 20 mins away from home and never came home on weekends…I think it does depend on the kid.
I think if a kid lives on campus, they need to stay on campus and not come every weekend. And that should be the case, no matter how far away the kid is. Even if the kid goes to school close to home, why do they need to come home all the time? I don’t think parents encourage it, but they certainly don’t discourage it either. If my kid, was coming home every weekend, I’d ask if everything is ok at school. At the school where I work, I’m surprised how often many kids fly home for the weekend…