<p>We also had the once a week on Sunday phone call deal with my son when he left for college. Since we paid the phone bill, we expected that texts or calls be returned in a timely manner, but we only called/texted when we needed a response. He is 26, lives 700 miles away and travels for work frequently. We hear from him quite a bit now, but this has not always been the case, so I am grateful. I get texts several times a week, he talks to my DH on his commute home 2-3 nights a week and calls in the evening a couple of times a week. He and DH work in the same industry, so they share emails during the week. He has matured to the point where he values our opinion again, lol!</p>
<p>My daughter is 20, a college sophomore 1,500 miles from home. We talk at least once a week, usually when she is walking home from class, but I hear from her by text every day or so. We text photos, comments on our wacky relatives’ social media posts and interesting happenings around campus or home. I also follow both my kids on social media, Instagram is my favorite!</p>