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Ok so - it wasn't as tough as we thought it would be - but we moved young James into his residence hall yesterday.

Posted by Jim (aka Jim) Aug 18 '16, 08:25

Classes start on Monday and they have a ton of activities setup for "Fall Welcome"...gonna be so weird not having him home anymore.

I'm not sure that I'm gonna like it. Such a bittersweet occasion, I'm not exactly sure how to feel.

I'm just kinda...sad.

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What the.....? You have college student?! -- nm - ty97 Aug 18, 08:54 3
- Indeed we do. We'll have 2 of them this time next year. -- nm - Jim Aug 18, 09:05 2
  - your bank account will be just as sad as you are -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 09:06 1
    - Already is! Although - we're getting out of first year with very little damage...so that's cool. - Jim Aug 18, 09:25
I saw that and felt so much empathy for you. -- nm - David Aug 18, 08:29 14
- Here's what's so dumb about it - he's only 22 miles from our house. He's a mile from my office...and yet, that doesn't matter. - Jim Aug 18, 08:35 13
  - *nods* big hugs! -- nm - Epiphany Aug 18, 09:03
  - This stuff amazes me. When I went to school I was *done* living at home. - Spawn Aug 18, 08:41 11
    - Well, he has to live on campus for year 1 and the residence halls close at the end of the school year. So, he can't exactly go get a place... - Jim Aug 18, 08:46 10
      - You never know how things might go. At least in my case, it was a hard battle for my parents at the time but I ended up moving back home after frosh - Hotkiss Aug 18, 09:11
      - Wait, there are still universities that require that? I thought they did away with that back in the 70s? - Spawn Aug 18, 08:48 8
        
        Both my kids schools required it for one year (I think my younger daughter was required for 2 years). Both lived on campus for 2 years. Some of the - pmb Aug 18, 08:52
        
        I know that UT and Carson-Newman still require it. -- nm - David Aug 18, 08:51
        
        Not many, but SLU is in a unique situation, I think. They're smack in the middle of St. Louis city. - Jim Aug 18, 08:51
        
        Some campuses are starting it again. It does seem a little outdated. -- nm - sycor Aug 18, 08:50 4
        
        Schools are without question more restrictive on students now than when I went to school. -- nm - pmb Aug 18, 08:53 3
        
        Good way for a university to make more $, I guess. - Spawn Aug 18, 08:54 2
        
        Living on campus as a freshman I really think is a good idea. As a sophomore it's more of a convenience thing. My younger daughter had a great setup - pmb Aug 18, 09:03 1
        
        She should have put the 2nd bedroom on Air bnb. Spending money! -- nm - jnine Aug 18, 12:07
It's tough. I know. The worst was sending off my youngest (so no kids at home). You miss them a lot, but it's also sort of liberating. It's an - pmb Aug 18, 08:27 3
- Yeah - we have a short turnaround - Cam just started his senior year...so we'll be right back at this again next year. -- nm - Jim Aug 18, 08:35
- i.e. pmb stopped wearing pants at home. -- nm - spamlet Aug 18, 08:33 1
  - Ok...now I do look forward to that! -- nm* - Jim Aug 18, 08:41

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