<p>Dad’o’2 - Rare to see shorts in Rochester but on occassion it does happen. 90’s today. Course in a few months we’ll be lucky to get in the 30’s. :)</p>
<p>RM–Don’t tell my D any more about the bad weather in Rochester or she’ll never write her essay!</p>
<p>missypie, was the the Univ of Texas move-in?? I can’t believe moms would wear dresses in this heat. Weren’t most of them in shorts? Or maybe I have the names mixed up and you were somewhere cooler?</p>
<p>Southwestern. Not to the actual move-in, but for the rest of the weekend a variety of little jersey dresses, sundresses, etc with sandals. Some long shorts, some capris. Most were put together.</p>
<p>Dad’O’2 - LOL. We actually like the 4 seasons and all it brings. If your D hasn’t seen the campus and you can see it in the fall it is very nice. With the 4 seasons there is always something to do – just need the proper clothes. Ski slopes aren’t that far away for cold weather. The finger lakes and Lake Ontario are always close by in the warmer months. There are great parks in the area as well. I’m a transplant from Maine. Came here for college and never left. Now my D will be attending college in Maine - go figure. Older S attends in DC but is planning on returning to this area for grad school if he gets in.</p>
<p>I too was worried about what to wear during move-in of S’s freshman year. Turns out I need not have worried. S’s roommate’s mother did have on a cute little skirt and strappy sandals. Not exactly the most accomodating outfit to hoist beds and move furniture…If the dads move stuff as necessary, run errands as asked, and stay out of the way when it’s a good idea, hey, I couldn’t care less what they wear. The object is to get the kid moved in and settled, not have a fashion show. My dad wore burmuda shorts, black socks, and Florsheim shoes back in the day, and we all survived!</p>
<p>Life can be lived as if it’s more than survival. And dressing with a certain amount of attention, even in understanding the circumstance, really isn’t asking all that much. Plus, there are bound to be a few pictures taken. I’d rather not look or have my husband look like we belong clearly in the “don’t” column. Don’t need to be a fashion plate, but lose the black socks with sandals. However, my husband does like tennis shoes and he does wear white socks. but they are normal looking socks, ankle and low for golf. It’s not tube socks or anything. :)</p>
<p>Just to clarify, in my original “fashion” post, I said that for the actual move in - carrying heavy things up stairs in 102 degree heat - dad and everyone else can wear what is comfortable (but hey Dad, still don’t wear short shorts, okay?) It’s the rest of the week/weekend activities for which you might want to step the wardrobe up a notch. Once the lifting is over and you’re sitting in an air conditioned ballroom or auditorium, you really don’t need to be wearing your mowing the lawn clothes anymore.</p>
<p>There are many much more important things to deal with on move-in day than the (lack of) fashion sense on the part of the parents.</p>
<p>But hey, Dad’s got to to throw something in the suitcase for the next day…why not throw in bermuda shorts and a golf shirt instead of your running shorts and tank top?</p>
<p>My H and I could look like the cover of GQ and Vogue respectively and our kids would still have wanted us to beat it out of dodge as soon as the last box made it up the stairs.</p>
<p>So I am the minority opinion that it doesn’t matter what you wear. Nobody was judging my kid for having poorly dressed parents on move in day.</p>
<p>Some schools do have a single move in day where the parents are expected to get the heck out of dodge once the last box is moved. But other schools expect the parents to stay the entire weekend - some even longer. That’s the time to which I am referring.</p>
<p>I agree with Missypie on this one. First kid to launch, orientation was the entire day into the evening where we left the following morning following a quick run to a Target-like store for things we may have forgotten to drop off stuff. S is more or less the same, but since we’ll be there early, we have a full two days plus the evening of one and the morning of the other. Let’s just say that I am very much aware that my D15 likes to act as if her parents don’t exist so running the risk of her mortification is always a little frontal lobe. </p>
<p>If there is a reason to change clothes (dorm drop off is at 8am and parent stuff is at noon or later), it takes nothing to pick something that’s respectable for the occasion. </p>
<p>If it’s a get out of dodge kind of place, then by all means leave. Often those schools have had orientations earlier in the summer with or without parent programs. I can almost guarantee that in those circumstances, Dad is not sitting there looking like he’s going to be mowing the campus green following the presentation.</p>
<p>Also… there is a reason the kids have 70’s and 80’s dances and the like…and it’s not for the fine fashion sense of our day.</p>
<p>And not to leave Mom out…even if you wear your Daisy Dukes and tight t-shirt, no one is going to confuse you for a new student, so don’t even attempt it. (I admit that I only saw one of these, thank goodness.)</p>
<p>LOLOLOLOL!! If I see one parent with pumps and shorts, I will have a hard time resisting pointing and laughing. But this also applies to the way too tight track suits. I don’t care how great a body you’ve managed to hold onto. Erring on the side of conservative is a good thing.</p>
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<p>Boy, isn’t that the truth. No matter how great a parent’s body may be, I’m pretty sure their child will think it should not be shown in public (and maybe not even around the family pool.)</p>
<p>I don’t think you need to be a fashion expert at move in but hey where something that you wouldn’t mind your co-workers or boss seeing you in. A bit of decorum and judgement are called for I think. I always ask my D if I “look all right” which is our interpretation of “will you be seen with me”. If the answer is no I change when I’m with her. Don’t need to embarrass the poor kid. I know that I wished on occassion that my mother had asked me…</p>
<p>DH and I will be the ones wearing waist pouches…</p>
<p>Thanks for the clarification! Remember Stephanie from the Newhart show who used to issue ‘fashion citations’? I have felt that urge also. </p>
<p>My son wanted us to drop him at the curb for kindergarten. I’m sure that once the heavy stuff is carted up the stairs we’ll be ‘dismissed’ before we can do anything humiliating. I was the same way, so I live for the day his kids embarrass him.</p>
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<p>Apparently some of the other parents were.</p>