<p>calmom, I love your description of playing along. My freshman son continues to fantasize about taking a semester off and touring with his band. </p>
<p>I listen, and occasionally throw things in like “I wonder what happens to your health insurance if you’re not a full time student”, and "“I guess you’ll need to talk to our mechanic to see if the van will pull a trailer”</p>
<p>Who knows? Maybe he’ll pull it off! But humoring him seems to be the best way of handling it for now.</p>