<p>phbmom, congrats to your DD!</p>
<p>Evening All</p>
<p>Well kiddo was able to get on the first non stop flight and arrived home today with DH just before I did with kiddo2 (after the post surgery appt). Kiddo noticed the sibling is taller than 2 months ago and the bling on my hand. </p>
<p>I have done like 6 loads of laundrey.</p>
<p>Kiddo was cleaning out drawers–was sad to see several dozen t shirts and team shrts from years being put into a bag for charity.</p>
<p>Tom we will go by Costco tom for kiddo to get a costco card (so I can get AmEx to issue a card to kiddo from my acct). Will also take kiddo to MD for appt, to dentist for appt (wed), to bank to execute forms for change in accts, will get notary to help us with hippa/forms for U, etc</p>
<p>Today Kiddo has
selected a phone,
ordered new fierce sunglasses,
ordered a new heart monitor (sports team requirement)
returned backpack bought at sale at Staples for a NorthFace one from a sporting goods store.
Opened birthday gifts.
Selected towels (we returnd the other sets kiddo didn’t choose).
Had sushi for lunch.
Had a steak dinner.</p>
<p>Kiddo1 and kiddo2 had been very chatty. 
I am blessed to hear them just hanging together…Two weeks will fly by.</p>
<p>I went shopping with S today for supplies, etc. and just couldn’t figure out how to discuss condoms…I went with, “so if I were more cool, I’d tell you to throw an extra box of these in the cart, but I’m not that cool…” He replied, “thanks for not being cool, mom, and I’ve got it covered.” Whew, glad that’s done.</p>
<p>I have talked to D about the need to get birth control BEFORE she becomes sexually active. She doesn’t feel the need to do so now. I told her that is what I told my mom before I went away to college but by second semester I had a serious bf (who I was with for the next 3 years) and it DID become an issue. She has assured me that she will go get birth control pills as soon as she feels it MAY happen and will also use condoms. Part of me just wants to buy her some condoms, but I don’t want to push it on her. She really has no interest right now in being sexually active and I want to respect that.</p>
<p>phbmom, what an amazing young woman! Congratulations to her!</p>
<p>phbmom - Wow! I love to hear about the accomplishments of amazing young women…it is inspiring!</p>
<p>May I join in? We are taking our DD and first born to Baylor- Honors in 9 days, 1400 miles from home. Neither H or I went away to college and we have learned so much from this site. I still have so much to learn! phbmom congrats to your D!</p>
<p>phbmom - Congratulations to your daughter! You must be very proud of her!</p>
<p>welcome mommidwest!</p>
<p>Mommidwest: One of D2’s best friends is going to Baylor. Not sure if she’s in Honors, and we know a wonderful young woman from D1’s class at Baylor, so I’m confident your DD will be in good company!</p>
<p>Mommidwest: Congrats! Our niece graduated from Baylor and is now a Dr. in Houston. Our friends son is starting his 2nd year at Baylor (loves it). He is driving (alone) from California to the school…what a difference a year makes.</p>
<p>Help! A gal just posted on another thread that she is severely depressed and contemplating suicide. </p>
<p>I tried to respond, but I noticed it was her first post, and it is not a very active thread so noone else had posted. Can some of you respond as well so that she knows that other parents care about her too? Or does someone have a better idea??</p>
<p>The thread is
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1116436-join-if-you-got-rejected-everywhere-3.html#post13054857[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/college-admissions/1116436-join-if-you-got-rejected-everywhere-3.html#post13054857</a></p>
<p>We need to stick together for our children - I think this is very important!!</p>
<p>PHBMOM sooo excited for you and so happy! I kow you are so proud of her -that is a wondeerful accomplishment. Hope you get some great pics and enjoy every moment of your weekend with her. </p>
<p>Hope everyone has a blessed day.
Here we will be enjoying the time. Cooking something special daily…lots of fun and favorites.</p>
<p>Somewone here talked about s3x being like riding a bike…all heads should be covered…Shared that with our kiddo when we began having the conversation again…Kiddo liked that line. One thing we discussed was how much risk there is and how much can be lost --disease, sterility, unwanted pregnancy, alcohol-not informed consent…
Recently kiddo was propostioned by someone very nice and very very attractive…kiddo is committed to wait til “the One”/marriage and gently turned down this person… and they have stayed friends.
A friend of our kiddo–told kiddo how he had hooked up with someone on this trip they were all on all summer–and how “awkward” it was to see her afterwards…
It was a good thing for kiddo to hear–how awkward the “afterwards” can be…</p>
<p>PHBMOM - Congrats to you and your D. What a wonderful accomplishment.</p>
<p>I pick up D from the airport tomorrow at midnight (so I guess that’s Thursday am)! I am so excited; 6 weeks without any contact was painful. In the email she sent several weeks ago, she said that she had sent several letters, which we never received. I had been keeping plans pretty open for her return thinking that while she doesn’t have move-in until Sept. 3, her friends all start earlier and I know she’ll want to see them. It’s a good thing I left things open, since she’s been getting messages about parties over the weekend and into next week. Hopefully we can squeeze in a dinner on Thursday night and catch up. I am just itching to give her a big hug!
Then - we need to hit the stores for XL bedding and odds and ends. We have most of her supplies, but I keep hearing about things I hadn’t thought of (from our great move-in thread). I am trying really hard to focus on work, schedule for D, and S’s schedule (class of 2013) as well. Book sale for S is already this Thursday!</p>
<p>**First new student move-in is the University of Georgia on August 9th.
Move-in day is TODAY. Where did the summer go? :eek:</p>
<p>Southwestern University move-in is just 3 days to go.
University of Alabama and NC State move-ins are just 4 days to go.
University of Missouri (Mizzou) move-in is just 5 days to go (for sorority recruitment).
Millikin University move-in is just 7 days to go.</p>
<p>Last new student move-in is the University of Southern Oregon on September 22nd<br>
Move-in day in 44 days.</p>
<p>The link to the Move-in Date Thread is <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1141579-hs-class-2011-college-class-2015-move-dates-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/parents-forum/1141579-hs-class-2011-college-class-2015-move-dates-5.html</a></p>
<p>If you son’s or daughter’s move-in dates and schools are not listed please add them to the list.**</p>
<p>hope to find this thread helpful- my D is going to Birmingham Southern College</p>
<p>Welcome Mommidwest and hlsess!</p>
<p>Mommidwest, we know so many kids going to Baylor. Unfortunately, they lost a future student to a car accident last week.</p>
<p>Thanks for the welcome and welcome to hlsess. We don’t know a soul who has gone to Baylor so it’s great to hear good reports. So tragic about the loss of a young person, those poor parents we will keep them in our prayers. We lost our second D so I have kept this one a little over protected ever since. Probably why she picked a college on the other side of the country. We never could have any more so we adopted a little girl who is now seven. She has special needs and keeps us busy.</p>
<p>Thank you to those of you who responded to my distress call regarding the posting on another thread from a suicidal teen (see post #1652 above) </p>
<p>She has not reposted, and I am worried. I did notify the college evaluator we used from College Karma, which is affiliated with this site, in the hopes that she might discuss with the site moderator. Does someone have a better/another idea??</p>