<p>My husband is coming with my son to move in day this week. I am not coming as it is quite expensive. Am I the only mother not coming?</p>
<p>Don't worry, I only had one parent on move in day as well. There will be plenty of other opportunities to visit the school and I don't think it will be a huge deal for your son.</p>
<p>If anything, having just one parent can mean less stress for the day because there are fewer "chefs in the kitchen" you might say. I imagine it would get quite crowded in the dorm rooms if every student brought two parents on Wednesday.</p>
<p>Thank you for your response. I am just worried if my son sees a lot of mothers there and not me. It did not seem worth the expense for move in day to fly in from the East coast since my husband will be coming. Do you see a lot of two parents accompanying their child?
Do some kids come without there parents?</p>
<p>I know of a few students who are actually coming without parents, but these are local students from my D's school and live within driving distance.</p>
<p>I sent my son on the plane, wife and I did not go. He said it was not unusual.</p>
<p>I am coming to move-in day with my D. My husband is not. Our youngest starts school the same day. There probably will be some kids with the whole family and some kids who will be by themselves. Your son will be fine!</p>
<p>im headed to move in day solo as well!</p>
<p>I'm moving in solo as well. Neither of my parents are coming along... Do I feel bad and wish my parents were coming ? sure, but at the same time I can't dwell on it, it is what it is and I'm sure I'm not the only one in this scenario... They will visit me sometime later.</p>
<p>Only my dad is coming with me...and to be honest, I'm kind of glad. I'm much closer with my mom, so I think it would have been more stressful for her to be here with me. Plus, we said our goodbyes on Sunday, so I'll be focused on moving in on Wednesday, not saying goodbye.</p>
<p>My wife and I both went. We didn't want to miss the fun; my wife hadn't previously visited USC; our son had been away all summer and we wanted to spend a few days with him; and, we used the opportunity to go on vacation after we dropped him off. But, whatever works for you is the right thing to do.</p>
<p>One of the things we then DC-area residents learned on our trip: don't vacation in Palm Desert during the last week in August.</p>