JustOneDad, no apps needed, Youtube already has all of this. D has taught herself so many things through Youtube and Google that now I suggest looking there first when she has a question. Household tasks she’s already learned from her dad or I though.
“Oh no just realized I never taught him how to sew on a button or fix a seam!!!”
That’s what duct tape is for.
^ or its equally useful cousin, the safety pin.
What is a medical emergency and what can wait until the student health office opens. If you can get to the ER on your own, it’s probably NOT an emergency. My daughter fainted. Her boyfriend insisted on taking her to the ER. $1600 later, nothing is wrong. The would be NOT an emergency but a ‘see a doctor on Monday’ problem.
I disagree. If my kid fainted, I’d want her in the ER. Fainting can be harmless, or it can be a symptom of something a lot more severe. Plus, a lot of people don’t know if there’s a medical history associated with the fainting episode-if that kid fainted and had type 1 diabetes, “wait until monday” is not ok. Plus if they faint and hit their head, there can be a subdural hematoma that can kill them (a la Sheryl Sandberg’s husband, poor guy).
I don’t know when people learn this, but my 19-year old brother apparently thought proper grammar is optional when writing e-mails to professors/internship coordinators/etc. I almost fell off the chair reading what he wrote (he forwarded me someone’s response because he wanted advice).
Too funny, @worth2try! My 18-year-old asked me to proof an email before he hit send, thank goodness! Using “y’all” 3 times in a one paragraph email is 3 times too many.
“Choose your friends and your environment carefully. A police record strictly due to your associates can permanently ruin your future career.”
- Learn to do your own laundry. If you don't have much, throw it all in together and wash on "cold".
- Change your clothes (underwear, socks, shirts) at least daily, more often if they get wet or sweaty. Have enough clean clothes to go two full weeks between laundry days, if necessary.
- Change your bedsheets weekly. It takes less than 5 minutes. You'll need at least two sets. (1.-3. Personal Hygiene matters - shower daily, brush your teeth. People will notice and remember if you don't. Oh Yes They Will!)
- Respect your dorm roommate's right to live reasonably. Don't leave a mess in a shared room, she might invite guests over. Don't keep the lights or music on too late at night or too early in the morning - agree on quiet hours and lights out times, and go somewhere else if you need to be awake at those times. And No Overnight Guests, but you can leave a signal on the door if you need privacy (up to 1 hour) in the daytime.
- Learn etiquette. Say "please" and "thank you" to everyone who does anything at all for your. The serving woman in the dining hall, the janitor, your TA, your RA, your professors - EVERYONE. If you see the same people regularly, address them by name.
- Phone home. Tell us what you're learning, what you're generally doing besides schoolwork, what you are enjoying and disliking. We're not sending you to college to get rid of you.
- Ask for help. Don't be reluctant. Adulthood and college aren't easy, and we don't expect you to get anything right away. Anyone other than other freshmen has probably dealt with your problem before. Most people want to be helpful, and for many of them it's literally their job to help you.