<p>So, today I was boxing up some goodies for my out-of-town daughters. Both are college grads and employed, although at salaries that make them have to stretch. DH is gently teasing me. Easter eggs for grown women? Plus the postage will probably be more than the value of the package…am I nuts?
Background - both girls are very independent, call maybe once a week to briefly check in. Have their own lives in their own cities. Package contents : dove chocolate eggs, little chocolate bunny, new dish towels, my home-made toasted pecans, card with a gift gard inside.
Helicoptering and too much or not? When do you draw the line?
Son who lives in our city is getting card with movie gift card.</p>
<p>Of course you should do this. Love has no expiration date. My Ds get Valentine’s Day, Easter, Halloween, etc. gifts. It’s not the present, it’s the caring. Even the dog gets something!</p>
<p>Nobody is too old for a care package! Unfortunately, postal rates are crazy, but still there is nothing like getting a care package from someone who loves you…</p>
<p>Plus, I don’t even have a college student yet, but I’m already planning his care packages. (My nieces look forward to them. :))</p>
<p>Hey, I’m sending an Easter package to my son off in California. No one is too old for chocolate. :)</p>
<p>Thanks, glad to hear I’m not “that crazy mom” yet.</p>
<p>Absolutely sent a Valentine’s Day package to my son and friends. Why not?</p>
<p>I still send homemade chocolate Easter candy to my out-of-town grown up children, even the married ones 
It has become somewhat of a game - can I figure out a way to send them so they arrive edible and not one huge melted together lump?</p>
<p>I always really liked it when my mom sent me stuff during college, and beyond! (funny, though, you mention dish towels - my mom frequently has given me dish towels, but I have to admit, I rarely like the ones she chooses ): the kind that aren’t absorbent & have unattractive patterns!)</p>
<p>My mom gave me an Easter basket to take home when we visited last week. Giving a gift is hardly “helicoptering”. It’s being thoughtful. I am sure your DD’s will love the them. The post office has their own boxes now and have a flat rate shipping-$5 or so. If the boxes are “heavy” that is the route to go.</p>
<p>I just sent off Easter baskets to my kids - one a senior in college and the other is three years out!</p>
<p>Dragonmom:</p>
<p>Is your DH’s name Tom??? Sounds like a clone of my DH!!!
We had the same conversation at my house last week as I packaged up by son’s Easter care package.<br>
Sometimes I question myself, would it make more sense to send him the money that it costs to shop for and ship the care package??? But I know that he enjoys receiving the goodies, as much as I enjoy selecting them. I’m sure they bring him the same good memories they bring me! </p>
<p>Have a happy holiday…</p>
<p>Any fresh ideas for a Valentines care package for post-grad sons?</p>
<p>I send cards with Starbucks gift cards inside for every holiday. It feels more mature than all the cute things I really want to send. It is just my way of letting them know that I am thinking about them. </p>