Parents, what did you forget to tell your kids before they left for college ?

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<p>Not offended at all. Boxers are so cute. I often wonder whether folks think I'm Archie's mom...I'm not. The screen name refers to my profession as an architect and is one I've used for years on other boards.</p>

<p>And I'm happy to cause smiles, anytime.</p>

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<p>It never occured to me to tell S that you can't eat leftovers that had been stored in a desk drawer overnight. Luckily, he called BEFORE he ate the leftovers he and his friend had tucked away in friend's drawer the night before. Geez . . .</p>

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<p>I forgot to tell mine that getting out of bed everyday was mandatory for college success.
Silly me, I thought he knew that.</p>

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<p>I forgot to tell him that he would need some ID when he applied for a checking account. ;) (This happened during move-in. He prefers soccer shorts (no pockets) so wallet was back in the new drom room).</p>

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<p>hkfl2992--hahaha, you made my day!</p>

<p>Two years ago as a sophomore, his call home was this, "Mom, did "WE" pack a dressy belt?" when I said yes and to please call every day on his 4 day MUN trip to Philly, he replied, "Ok....so does this call count as one?" The following 2 years of the same 4 day MUN trip, we received calls for pickup at the end--that's it! So at least we won't be surprised next year!</p>

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Apparently, my phone number.

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<p>Awwwww. :(</p>

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<p>It's not what I did/didn't tell him, it's what he chose to hear and remember. There are a lot of little everyday things he paid no attention to at home. </p>

<p>Just got a recent email from him which stated that he hadn't heard from us in a while about how things were going back home (!) after he related how his illness was improved. This was after my many weekly plus emails - including one less than a week before about junky stuff here and questions to which he never replies. I guess being sick and our calls/emails about it were appreciated but he forgot all of the past ones. This is a kid who DOESN"T want to hear about his parents' lives or tell us about his (he's in his 3rd year of college, btw). I guess my unacknowledged emails are appreciated.</p>

<p>There's a lot they have to experience for them to realize that what you tell them is potentially useful information.</p>