Going home every weekend?

[Atemporal]

<p>

@arghwhy

Did you, or do you, know someone in college (undergrad) who goes home every weekend to his or her parent’s house? (Assuming, like less than 3 hour drive away.) Do you think a student should go home every weekend?

</p>

<p>I’ve got a couple friends from home who live ~45 minutes away from home, and they normally live on campus. They’re decently social. I live slightly outside of your time constraints (3.5 hours away from home), but I only go home on major holidays.</p>

<p>

@arghwhy

Does doing so negatively impact the “college” experience?

</p>

<p>Some people will say no, some people will say yes. Depends on your perception. I feel like it’s not that big of a deal, but if you’re going home every weekend, you’re cutting out a lot of the chill/hang out time that you have.</p>

<p>

@arghwhy

How would a student prevent parents from wanting students back every week, with the possibility that the parent(s) are also suffering from “empty nest syndrome”?

</p>

<p>At risk for advocating dirty white lies, say you’re busy. College is a time to slowly transition to living on your own, not be babied by your parents.</p>

<p>

@arghwhy

What would be a reasonable time interval to visit parents? (Like once a month or once every two months?)

</p>

<p>I go with once every 2-3 months, depending on my schedule and holidays.</p>