Some anxiety regarding my 18th birthday; Any parental perspective?

<p>And a Happy Birthday from me, too!</p>

<p>Thank you!</p>

<p>I’m going to 7-11 later tonight with my roommates so I can buy a lottery ticket :)</p>

<p>I also (jokingly) told my mom, “The tattoo is happening this weekend”.</p>

<p>(I promised my mom just before my b-day to wait until I was 21 to get a tattoo)</p>

<p>Hey, I saw some sheets of temporary sparkly tattoos in Halloween designs at the grocery store yesterday (scouting for items to stick in care packages for D). Maybe you can have a spider tattoo for your big day!</p>

<p>^Thanks for the tip!! :)</p>

<p>So I’ve decided to spend the weekend at my grandmother’s house in Modesto (about a 2-hour drive form school), and one of my roommates is coming with me. I know she’ll appreciate the visit, and it means free laundry for the two of us. ^_^</p>

<p>I’d say that’s better than a phone call, yes?</p>

<p>Perfect–and happy birthday, dear Grace! My son’s friends made him a cake on his BD and I had ordered him one so they had A LOT of cake! Hope your day and weekend are great!!</p>