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« David Elkind retires | Main | More stuff for the yard sale? » Tuesday, May 8, 2007Collegians coming home. Gulp.
As hard as it is to believe, my son's freshman year in college is over. In four days, we go to pick him up. It's been a terrific year for him -- and for my husband and me. (I know those of you with high school seniors find that hard to believe. A year ago, I did, too. All I can say is, anticipation is worse than the reality). It was, however, with anticipation in mind that a year ago I wrote a column about what it's like for parents and student when the rising sophomore comes home for the summer. In the column, I quote Hingham mother Sue Ritchie: ''All of a sudden, there's chaos. The house is a mess, there's no food in the refrigerator, their schedule is so bizarre, kids are coming and going, the phones are all ringing. . ." Ritchie catches her breath. ''And we're confused. Are we supposed to relate to them as parents, or as adults?" That's the very question on my mind. I'm re-reading the column, and forwarding it to my husband. Posted by Barbara Meltz at 03:56 PM
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