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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t get it really. Last year for drop off of our freshman four hours away, we got a hotel for the night before in town. We had an early check in time the next day (Saturday). We unloaded everything, did a bit of help for organizing and then said our goodbyes. The room was a 4/2 and it just got crowded with the other girls and their families. We didn’t stay to decorate and get everything just so. We didn’t take her to lunch or dinner. We just drove off back home as she started her next chapter.

I noticed in the FB page where parents are talking about making a weekend of it (understandable), but they are talking about how much time they plan to spend to get the rooms Insta ready, take their kids with them and/or stop by for breakfast and or lunch before driving off home. Maybe their kid needs a longer goodbye or they do, but that is all foreign to me!

If we tried decorating HER room, she would have a literal conniption fit.

I know everyone is different with a goodbye and I’m trying not to judge, but if you are one help me understand![/quote]

It’s odd that you’ve listed things that you claim not to understand.  It’s a huge developmental transition— both for the student and for their family. Kids who’ve been planning how to decorate might enjoy the activity and the symbolism of having their parents help them ready their room in their first new home away from their parents.  Most people celebrate major and minor transitions with meals.  “Maybe their kid needs a longer goodbye or they do.”  Since you said this yourself, it seems like the ideas aren’t foreign to you at all.  I hope the way you chose to handle it is also what your kid wanted too.   All you need to “understand “ is what you’ve already pointed out: Everyone is different.  [/quote]

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