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[quote=Anonymous]You know that you can be both independent AND close to your family.

It's not an either/or.

I was that way. I was so ready to leave for college and hit the ground running.  Not homesick. Fit in everywhere...lived abroad, etc.

I also was very close and did things with my family, even in HS.

My sons are similar.  They can go out and be social, play sports---ride Metro by themselves and figure things out--ride Metro from VA to DC for HS.  And, yet---they still like to do family board games--watch series together, etc.  The Senior will often go out to dinner with us...and then go out and meet his friends later.  We eat dinner together most weeknights.

They also were very close to their grandparents, know their aunts/uncles, etc.  My oldest is applying to schools on the West Coast and Boston, etc.  He also is applying to a few nearby.

I think what really drove some of the closeness for us was all the time we spent in the car with them and on the sidelines at their travel sport. My sophomore still needs me to drive him to practices, games, etc..and some of those games are out of town where we spend the weekend together.

Great memories.  I grew very close to my parents playing travel sports as well.  My dad even coached us.[/quote]

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