Catching up with my student – it takes getting some used to

On: September 11, 2018

My lovely daughter/student is now on her 4th week of the semester and not being a daily part of her life has taken some getting used to. I texted her on Friday and asked how she was doing and asked when we could catch up. Since I am close by, she asked me out to lunch. Lunch turned into sharing a snack for about an hour yesterday/Monday. She is taking a full credit load, working 10 hours a week, and lives in a freshmen residence hall. She told me she currently has all As and one A- and feels she has a nice balance between school, work, and a social life. She’s happy. She’s trying new things like that honors fraternity and she’s meeting lots of different people. She’s encouraging her hall-mates to study with her and has already been quite the social butterfly.

She’s 100% managing her own money (though we’ve been doing this 70%-30% for the last year), and she is making good choices on when to leave parties and who to spend her time with. She’s also going to be traveling 2 hours away for a concert with friends next month. I’m proud of her. I know that living at home would not have had the same effect on her. She hinted at being able to reinvent herself and she kept the best parts of herself from high school and then gave up some of the fear and anxiety. I know the semester is still early, but it seems that all the work and studying she did in high school has translated nicely into solid college habits. However, scheduling a time to catch up is going to take some getting used to. How are you all doing with the transition? Comment below. Also, feel free to share this blog with other parents.

We’re in this together. 🙂
-LouAnna