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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Also, know that teens change incredibly fast.  Your 18 year old will be VERY different than you 16 year old.  Aside from toddlerhood, this is when they mature the quickest. [/quote]
NP and I love you PP for saying this.  Thank you for the reminder.
I have a 18 y.o. and 16 y.o. and my older one is headed for college in the fall.  Okay we are in late July here, and in mid-June I was convinced she would not be ready.  But I can see signs of stepping up and her envisioning life in the dorm.

I think some kids, like my older one, are the type that rise to the occasion at the last minute.  Like, they don't see the need to learn things or do things until they are in the situation.  So, for example, some kids don't learn to do laundry until they find themselves in a situation where they are in a dorm, staring at the laundry machine and some friend shows them what to do.  And then they learn it.

Other kids, like my younger one, are planners.  Last year, my younger one said, "I'm making a list of all the things I need to learn before going to college."  Included was sewing and changing a car tire  :lol:

It's hard psychologically when your younger kid seems to be older than your older kid.... :roll: [/quote]

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