<p>Our DD has come home from college a completely different person. She has made some decisions that we do not agree with and has picked up some habits that we don’t like- the main one being smoking cigarettes. She got really lonely and depressed right before Thanksgiving. She ended up with only okay grades and will be on academic probation next semester for getting one F in a satisficatory/fail class. We had dinner the other night and as she was talking I barely “recognized” her. </p>
<p>On the good side, she learned a lot about money & time management and how to handle many of her own problems. She seems to be settling in to the routine more and towards the end of the semester made some friends. She also found a part time job so that is giving her some of her own money which is also good. She also may have discovered her other major from one of the classes that she took and unexpectedly ended up loving.</p>
<p>So overall it has been a big transition with lots of pros and cons for her and for us.</p>