<p>missypie
have a great visit with your S. Yum Thai food!</p>
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<p>Do you think the Thai food we get here is in any way authentic? I ask because it seems like most of the dishes in Thai restaurants have either coconut milk or peanuts. Are there nut allergic Thais? I can’t do coconut milk but fortunately I’m not allergic to peanuts. While others are being adventurous, I’m eating pad thai (I like it but still…)</p>
<p>LOL, #theorymom, I just realized that you DIDN’T say “Yum fried butter.”</p>
<h1>TM, glad your boy called. Modadunn, I think you are right not to make it a demand. I didn’t take well to those when I was in college (and still don’t, actually). But, you may want to consider a longer time horizon. My mother tells me I did not call home for 6 weeks my freshman year. The good news: I helped/help my parents with all kinds of stuff (estate planning, health insurance, taxes, organizing their financial life, etc.) and took it over when both became ill at the same time. So, sons who don’t talk may eventually come around.</h1>
<p>We’re in a slightly different boat. ShawbridgeSon is calling me (though not his mother) regularly (4-7 days a week) for help related to LDs or debate, but discloses very little (no) personal information without persistent questioning (and he is pretty busy so there isn’t that much time for long personal discussions or even persistent questioning). He did mention that one of his closest friends visited for an evening the previous weekend and when I asked, he told me in general terms what they did, which involved kids from the college who like the same activity. I didn’t know that he knew any kids who liked that activity. I asked if they were from the same dorm and he said, “No. From another dorm. They’re a little weird but they are interesting.” No disclosure of names, genders, etc. Earlier his complaint was that he wasn’t find interesting kids in his dorm. So, I can pry out little bits of information in the midst of other stuff. I do know he hasn’t done the wash and that he’ll be judging a debate competition this weekend but will be coming home for the weekend. We’re thrilled and will have the washing machine ready for continuous fumigation.</p>
<p>Just got out of the hospital dehydration issues better now, catching up on all thats going on.
Glad you are recovering well from your knee surgery NM but take it easy. as for BD my BD is dec 28 and my D is the 29th I say she is the best BD preent I ever received, even though I was in labor on my own . My mother always made it special and so do I , that week is very busy. My H finds it hard as he complains he has to think of two presents for me and that is a challange.
I am an unashamed FB stalker, she’s still my kid and I want to know how she is. I am on limited anyway so I dont get the real juice, but if she posts I know she is ok, and thats what I need to know. As for her academics she signed the form , but manages it all herself at the moment.
She was very excited because she camped out all night to get tickets for to see Hillary Clinton and Robert Gates, and then on the day of the presentation she saw Christianne Armanpour (sp) on the street, later I saw a brief clip on Anderson Cooper of it , thats how desparate I AM it got me all excited .What fun for her though!
She does not call as much , she texted that she was very busy but would call tonight, I dont think because they are in college that they shouldn’t call, they are still IN the family. I think gentle reminding is important as they are busy making a HUGE adjustment , but I think as the novelty wears off it will improve for us all. Of course I am feeling better and in one of my saner moments tomorrow it could all change LOL</p>
<p>I must have been writing when Shawbridge was , good advice. He looks like he is finding his way</p>
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<p>I’m so sorry! But glad you’re better now.</p>
<p>ohhh…hope you are better downtoearth!!! Sending {{{hugs}}}, healing thoughts and prayers your way!!! Did you have the flu? (shhh…I am on the couch with an ice pack. )</p>
<p>no having a hard tme with treatment. typical me all the normal things that usually happen are fine my digestive system is totally screwed up. Anyways I appreciate the good wishes. Everyone has their things going on along with the college thing. I do get to go to parents weekend which I thought I would miss, from reading I should prepare myself to be dissapointed? I think I’ll be happy to just see her though!</p>
<p>Oh yes good for the ice!</p>
<p>Honestly speaking, I am thinking daughters are a little better than sons when it comes to the hanging out with parents. Today I was talking to my oldest d and despite all her missteps in her first entrance into college, during family weekend she pretty much was a stellar host. She gave her dad a tour of the campus, showed us where her classes were (even though we didn’t know she wasn’t really going at the time) and generally hung out with us as a family. This said, her younger siblings were in 3rd and 5th grade at the time so she was definitely a little bit used to having to hang with the kids a little more. So… down to earth, maybe things will be much better than I described. But again, I say keep expectations in check and you can only be pleasantly surprised instead of disappointed.</p>
<p>We are going to visit this weekend for HC. She has two games, one Friday night and one on Sunday. On Saturday evening she has to attend a symphony concert for class and be a host for a recruit! She invited us to attend the concert with her so I will go and H will entertain recruit parents (friends of ours as it turns out!) She is worried because she has a test on Monday. I told her I will bring groceries and make soup and bread at her apartment while she studies on Sat afternoon. Just like old times! ;)</p>
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<p>My, my, some of you are *much *better mothers than I am. Note that my son asked for Thai food and we aren’t Thai (meaning he isn’t craving my home cooking.)</p>
<p>I’ve resorted again to just reading these posts and nodding my head, but just had to chime. Modadunn, I have to confess that I read a lot of your posts last year during the app/decision process because your son was considering many overlap schools with my D (Nescacs) and I was actually hoping that he would choose the same one as she (although he didn’t) because he sounded like a good person and so much like her. Their similarities continue—we barely hear from her and I vacillate between anger (really, it’s hurt more than anger) and happiness/pride that she is faring so well. We have instituted a Sunday call requirement but other than that we’re letting her fly—I don’t think holding on too tight/making demands ever works. What’s really odd is that she chose a school close to home, in part (we assumed) so that she would be able to see us easily–but I think because she knows that we’re readily accessible she doesn’t need to see us at all! Not coming home this coming long weekend and while the following one is Parent’s weekend, since we can come and go at our leisure (we’re really that close) it also doesn’t require any effort/set aside time on her part. So, we’re really looking at Thanksgiving, just as though she had gone to the other coast! At her school’s matriculation ceremony, the President addressed that this step is often much harder for parents (because they’re not embarking on this exciting new adventure) and that the students should be sensitive to this fact, but the message clearly went in one ear and out the other (I hope she absorbed some of his other really great messages!)</p>
<p>btw, I love "if it’s not one thing, it’s your/my mother!</p>
<p>Downtoearth - glad you’re better!
NM - ditto to you and yes, although I’ve never been to the MOA I’ve heard of its size and that was too much!!</p>
<p>Missypie - just what IS fried butter? Never heard of that here in New England…sounds deadly.</p>
<p>DTE,
I’m glad to see you up to posting.</p>
<p>downtoearth - Happy to hear you’re feeling better. Same to you NorthMinn!
I think S’s ears must have been burning - he just called to discuss his plans for Yankee viewing tonight! You just never know, do you!?
D also called. School is offering flu vaccine and she dutifully waited on line only to be told her asthma precludes administration of the nasal spray variety. She asked me to get an appointment with her regular pediatrician later this week when she is home. MD says not available. Oh well…she’ll be first on line to get it at school later in the month.</p>
<p>Downtoearth
Hope you are felling better soon. Yea you get to go to parents weekend!</p>
<p>woody
it must be something in the air. #theoryson just called me as well. He wanted to let me know he was going to buy his own B-day present if I had not gotten him anything yet - a new mouse. Heading out to the store with his roommie
It was good to hear him sounding up and animated</p>
<p>Hahaha! Missypie you always make me smile! I’m always trying to fatten that girl up! 
She has had a little bit of congestion and the weather is turning around here so we have been wearing sweaters, jackets and yes, gloves to wear out to watch games in our cold and blustery weather. I feel a little guilty from missing her games recently and she really wanted some chicken, potato and wild rice soup so I really don’t mind. She is also a little high strung about her grades so this first round of tests are producing lots of anxiety. She is at study tables as I write this! She just found out she got a 100% on her Humanities test today. I don’t think she has ever had results this quick while in school!!! The test on Monday is in Bio so I’m sure she will be in rare form when we are there for the weekend. Have also been watching the Twins/Yankee game while I ice my knee. I learned my lesson, khsstitches!!!</p>
<p>Hooray for #theoryson and woody’s son!!! Glad he’s feeling better too #theorymom!</p>
<p>dte…let us know how you are doing as the days go by. I must say I laugh out loud when I read how witty so many of the posters are. Always makes my day! 
Yuck on the digestve problems…on a much smaller scale that’s why I had to stop the percocets! Still sending healing thoughts your way. Are you reading anything good???</p>
<p>Say…anyone hear from JerseyShoreMom recently???</p>
<p>Good reminder momiac!</p>
<p>I have been wondering about JerseyShoreMom too.</p>
<p>Glad your knee is doing well enough that you can stop the pain meds NMinn. Does your gut let you take aleve or anything to keep the swelling down?</p>
<p>shawbridge
it is so nice to hear how easy your realtionship is with your son. But better your washer than mine LOL</p>