<p>My S just moved to TX and has booked flights to MI twice since he’s moved (not to see us, silly thought but to see a girl lol). They have been nightmare flights each time. Every single flight has been delayed, he’s missed his connections and it’s been a disaster. I need to talk to him about coming home for Thanksgiving. I want him to come but with the price of flights and his bad luck, I’m not sure what to do. My kids have had terrible luck getting a stand by flight lately, most flights are full and it’s even worse when you have a connection.</p>
<p>Ok, my thoughts about coming home for Thanksgiving. My D has come home 2 of the 3 years she has been in school. She didn’t come home Freshman year, she had plans with a family friend but they cancelled out a week before Tday and left her high and dry. Since then, I’ve flown her home. I found that at a school that cost $50,000+/year, $300 to fly home is chump change and most of her classmates go home. It was an awaking for us, we being frugal midwestern people. Most of her classmates if they don’t have parents with tons of frequent flyer miles, just don’t even think about flying their kids home. </p>
<p>I don’t think my D is going to come home for Thanksgiving this year. Plane fares are so much more expensive this year. I’ve been shocked at the increase from her other 3 years. Since she’s a senior this year, she has more friends and can go to her boyfriends or roommates house.</p>