<p>Well, last year when daughter moved into a single (so there was no roommate to witness this) - the three of us (dad, me, and daughter) used chlorox wipes or a swiffer on every surface in the room before she unpacked - so a whole family of cleaners!</p>
<p>I come from a household where we basically gargle Purell all winter long. I have a hunch we’ll be cleaning. But I’ll try to make up for it by leaving my black socks and Wassamatta U tee shirt at home.</p>
<p>You’re all brilliant! I’ve added a background check on her roommate to my list, as well as a bed bug prevention kit. But I think I’ll reject SomeOldGuy’s advice and have my DH wear his geeky black socks with white sneakers and paint-stained khaki shorts. And I may even drag D’s sulky 16 yo brother along just so that we can demonstrate to D’s dorm mates that she comes from quality people.</p>
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<p>I don’t have sons, but I don’t really get this one. Does anyone in the room think the kid does not have underwear (assuming he brought more than the two pairs in another post)? Is there any mom out there who has not folded and put away their son’s underwear a zillion times (assuming they are a “folding” family and not a “stuff it into the drawer” family)? I just don’t see why this one causes anyone a freak out…</p>
<p>Many years ago when I was with my parents dropping my brother off a U of Colorado - Boulder, 12 year old me went down the hall to the restroom. Another student down the hall offered to sell me some coke… I (of course) rushed back to the room where my brother and parents were, and said, “GUESS WHAT!!!”. Ah… yeah. Pretty sure I was the sibling my brother wanted to murder.</p>
<p>Massmom, you forgot that you need to to wear something that shows a lot of cleavage, and be very… friendly… to male students. (Leopard print, big jewelry, and spray tan optional.)</p>
<p>^ :D</p>
<p>So, should I send the Clorox wipes with my son so that he can disinfect everything? He gets into his room one day early because of his pre-orientation program. I would love to be a fly on the wall to witness this. My son is, ahem, not the neatest boy in the bunch. I can almost guarantee that my son will take them and when I get there, the package will still be unopened. He would need female incentive to get the cleaning done. The first time his girlfriend came over, I went down to tidy up and clean the bathroom and the place was immaculate! :)</p>
<p>I haven’t even SEEN my son’s underwear (or my older D’s) since they were about 12-we do our own laundry in my house. When we took the older D to college last year, she folded her own clothes and put them away-I’m sure she BROUGHT underwear but I sure didn’t see it.</p>
<p>I was telling them about this thread and my younger one who is, let’s say, concerned with germs, was in complete agreement with the moms on this thread who disinfect everything. “Why WOULDN’T you??” she asked in mock horror. She leaves Sunday for an academic camp at a college and has a large hand sanitizer already packed…</p>
<p>Alas, Consolation, my daughter is going to Wellesley–no male students there. But I’m sure I can embarrass my daughter just as well by wearing the outfit your prescribed (may have to “borrow” the cleavage, though) and flirting with other students’ fathers as I bleach rinse the window shades.</p>
<p>Sseamom, I’m also a serial disinfecter, a trait I’ve apparently passed on to my daughter. So she will go to school with Clorox wipes, but she’ll be the one using them.</p>
<p>Please Massmomm, no ‘Daisy Duke’ short-shorts. Even Jessica Simpson can’t fit into a pair anymore.</p>
<p>Massmom, as a Wellesley grad myself, I can assure you that either the Daisy Dukes or the cleavage/leopard outfit would work quite nicely all on its own. Making lots of references to W as “a girl’s school” is another idea. :)</p>
<p>I could fit into Daisy Duke shorts - but the muffin-top would be hideous! I am planning to bring 2 sets of clothes for move-in day, that way I won’t have to meet the president of the college wearing sweaty stuff from the morning moving.</p>
<p>As long as you pay your tuition bills, the college president will be fine with you being sweaty in Daisy Duke shorts and a muffin-top :)</p>
<p>I can think of many things in addition to underwear that I know my kids possess but that they would be mortified to have me acknowledge in front of their peers.</p>
<p>I will be dropping off freshman twins at two separate colleges next month - opposite directions naturally. I was somewhat surprised that both schools (one is my alma mater) have multi-day orientation programs, even for parents. Way back when I was a freshman, I think my parents helped me move in - Mom made my bed - took roommate and me to lunch, then left. It took a couple hours, not a couple days.</p>
<p>Perhaps the whole parent orientation thing is a conspiracy to give us more opportunities to commit faux pas? And remind DS to go potty…</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious! Hahaha i hope my parents don’t do any of this when i go to college!</p>
<p>Could be RML. It’s more likely they want to get the parents all warm and fuzzy about darling child’s school for he upcoming calls asking for donations… :p</p>
<p>I think I may be the parent that has to show up with the U Haul. D just got her room assignment and she is in a suite with 3 other girls. The suite has a pretty large living room that has to be furnished by the students. D wants to bring our old huge sectional with pull out bed. Definitely not going to fit in our trunk.</p>
<p>I keep waiting for her to connect with the roommates and work out who is bringing what for the living room - but that doesn’t seem to be happening. Mom’s getting a little anxious to start the shopping!</p>
<p>Thanks, intparent, but I have too much self-respect for that!</p>
<p>I can’t stop laughing at the comments…</p>
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<p>Hey, that was me two years ago - freshman twins, one of them at my alma mater! Best of luck!</p>