I'm Never Home

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<p>pebbles,</p>

<p>I don't think you need to feel "guilty". Parents love it when their children are happy and engaged in college life. That said, I think a weekend here or there can be squeezed into your schedule without too much difficulty - go home Friday afternoon after class or Saturday morning and leave Sunday morning after brunch. </p>

<p>But, I do have to mention, this - sorry - you asked for parental advice and I'm a mom. How much time do you spend on the internet? You have over 2000 messages on this board alone. I would be very sad that my daughter was spending that much of her time on-line talking with strangers. You're on a campus with hundreds of compatible students - you'll never have that comaraderie again. Get off the computer and go enjoy it!</p>

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<p>Why didn't you live with your parents until you were 8? Were they here and you in the "old country"?</p>

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<p>reflectivemom-</p>

<p>I appreciate your concern but I promise that I'm lacking nothing socially. Though it seems unreliable to me to judge people based on post counts, I don't think having 2000 over the period of three years (one of the years being senior year high school when I was applying to colleges and checking this site every day) is too overwhelming.</p>

<p>To answer your question: I spend about 1-2 hours a day on the computer. (Writing a 6 page paper like I did today doesn't count)</p>

<p>VeryHappy-</p>

<p>yeah, my parents were here and I was in China being raised by my grandparents.</p>