<p>A walk down memory lane for HS class of 2008/college class of 2012 parents. I'm wondering the same thing about his college stuff, only I'm not involved and it's not all over my house. It's harder for him to leave college than it was to leave home!</p>
<p>I seem to remember adding my thoughts to that thread. The day he leaves was son’s response.</p>
<p>Yep! with S’s it was trash bags on the day of departure for the most part. Some bags went to the very large trash bins set out for that purpose, others went into the car. Furniture was bequeathed to others or set by the trash. No question about cleaning - they decided to give up the deposit.</p>
<p>My daughter spent a few days getting everything packed up just so, and when I started taking things out to the car I found out she had put all the heavy stuff in the giant footlocker. Then she got to repack everything all over again.</p>
<p>ROFLMAO at the title and at my experience. :)</p>
<p>OOOhh geezermom, what a melancholy feeling. I was just thinking about that thread that I started almost 4 years ago, as now, yes, we are all at the other end of this journey. The difference now is that he lives in a rental house and the lease is up at the end of May. He is only moving somewhere not too far away (he has a job in town but he is still considering a few housing options) and the lease is on his nickel, so I am guessing he’ll get himeslf packed… on his own unique time schedule.</p>
<p>What are all your kiddos doing after graduation???</p>
<p>So far, no moving day for us - DD will be living and working in the same town where she now goes to school, and for now, she’s staying in the same apartment. Thanks goodness! The last move almost killed me.</p>
<p>D is already talking about her next apartment and the must-haves she’s looking for. I’ve been ignoring her, since I figure that the next time she moves, she can ask her friends for help and let her ageing parents be…</p>
<p>OMG. Had to go look up my posts on that old thread. DS#1 graduates two weeks from Sunday. !!! He’s at an LAC so it’s been the same move-him-out-with-large-lawn-and-leaf-bags-plus-a-laundry-basket and move-him-back-home-with-the-same-stuff (thank heavens not a whole apartment’s worth of things). Plus I considered myself <em>very</em> smart when I had him cut back on what he was taking back with him after semester break and spring break this year. (He had a car for the first time this year, so his packing to come home for breaks = throwing every piece of clothing he had, clean or dirty, into garbage bags and lugging it home.) </p>
<p>Our family is headed out on that Friday, and I’m thinking that even if we don’t get much done before graduation (noon-ish on Sunday), with the five of us it won’t take long at all.</p>
<p>geezermom–I have mixed feelings about this thread. You’re going to make me wistful/teary all over again, and I’ve been pretty good about keeping that at bay this semester. The good news/bad news is that DS has no plans yet, so he’ll be coming home for a while. That makes me really really happy.</p>
<p>I was e-chatting with a family friend who hadn’t seen DS in a while. I sent her a picture of him from a few weeks into freshman year and another from a few weeks ago. It was so striking to me how this boy has really turned into a man.</p>
<p>Now where’s the kleenex???</p>
<p>ingerp, I got teary because one of my posts mentioned our sweet dog, who died while S was in college! S has a plan but no job and is returning home for a while, too. The packing will happen, but I sense that the separation is hard for him. He’s a terrific man (gulp) in so many ways, and we’re proud of him.</p>
<p>Congrats to you all and your Grads!</p>
<p>I had a work-study job with the Office of Housing at the university I attended 25 years ago. A group of us students would check out the “empty” dorm rooms for any damages once students moved out. Well, lots of stuff was left behind. Since it would end up being thrown away, we students were able to take stuff if we wanted it. It amazed me all the good stuff that was left behind amongst the trash. TV’s, stereo, nice clothing, etc. My son now wears the university hoodie that I “found” still hanging in a closet. It was the only way I could have “afforded” one, and was thrilled to find it.</p>