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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DC is due at college on Wednesday. We leave 9am that morning. So far no progress towards packing. Room is a disaster,[b] to-do and to-buy lists are a mile long. [/b]DC just keeps scheduling one million good-bye social things, exercising twice a day, etc.[b] It's all avoidant behavior[/b] but this is driving me insane. I swear that I am not pulling an all-nighter tomorrow night. They'll go to college with the clothes on their back if it comes to it. Anyone relate?[/quote]

Honestly, it sounds like you are avoiding, too. You should help. College shopping and packing is time consuming, but most first years have no real way to conceptualize it. It can be hard for them to understand what they will actually want/need living away from home for the first time. And it feels unreal to them, the idea of moving away. I did a basic shopping for my kid before he left and packed up bedding, basic school supplies, basic toiletries and toiletry bag, desk lamp, chargers/extension cords, laundry hamper and a detergent, a few snacks/drinks and a few OTC medications. He was responsible for clothes and I gave him some input, some of which he followed and some of which he ignored. I also helped him do all his laundry before he left, something I hadn't helped him with in years.

I mean, if my spouse was going on a work assignment for a few months I would help them organize and pack; why wouldn't I do that for my kid? Why are you choosing this moment to be tough with them, especially when you say you understand they are being avoidant? Weird, OP.[/quote]

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