Move In Day Advice

shoebox10
Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:42:09 +0000

Agreed. This year, my mom, dad, and brother (13) will be helping me move in. The brother will obviously be a mule and carry a majority of the stuff in (he’s trying to lose weight for football anyways…the poor kid is 13. is nearly 6’, and very athletic, and needs to be 145…he’s already stick-ish with huge muscles haha). But once the stuff is in, I’m going to enforce the “mom only” rule in my room. My roommate and I will have to move furniture for sure, and I don’t need dad (an engineer) in there trying to take over and then get grouchy when we decline his help. Also, maybe I can nudge her to make my bed, but I doubt it. But beyond that, I pretty much WANT to be left on my own to organize/readjust. Setting up my computer is easy since its a laptop, docking station, lcd screen, and keyboard/wireless mouse, and I only plan on bringing down summer clothes, jeans, and a few long sleeve shirts (noo sweaters or anything heavy like that) since school is only 2 hours away. It’s just so much easier for me to see everything on my own and place it where I want things to be, and my mom will probably help with a few things and give me tips, but she definitely understands I have my own organization system.

My best advice? Talk to your kid(s) prior to move in day. Set down what is expected (I see parents hauling everything with kid bouncing around…my parents would kill me!) of both parent(s) and kid(s). Don’t try to make a plan, just say “well, we expect you to help carry most of your stuff in” and the kid might say “well, once we get everything in, I’d like only mom and/or dad and/or sibling to stick around and help”. Also, don’t get tense with your child, it only leads to bad things (embarrassment, bitterness…all not good for saying hello to new friends and goodbye to parents).