<p>Wow, so many great stories about happy kids. That’s all we want to hear. My son is at a music conservatory, so it was a little unknown to us whether or not he would truly be happy because it is such a different sort of experience from traditional college. He seems really ecstatically happy. He also got sick with the flu and missed a week of classes during which he called me daily (not at all the norm when he’s not sick!). It is so hard when they are sick and you are not there to fuss over them. Luckily the nurse at the Health Center called the Dean and had him excused from classes for the week, and gave him motherly advice like “eat more–you’re too thin” and drink something besides water for the calories! I felt really grateful for her.</p>