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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Its not like going away to college means you no longer communicate.  "Mom, I have felt crappy for two days.  I have a fever (thanks for sending me with a thermometer!)...   "Mom I rolled my ankle on a run this morning and it is swelling..
 
I might suggest the health center or urgent care.  I might suggest waiting a day. You can guide them fine from a distance as things come up.  I do not think this is something that needs practice in HS given that I am likely the one transporting and paying and dealing with insurance.[/quote]

"Mom I tripped over my umbilical cord and sprained my ankle. Mom the helicopter blade cut my arm and it's bleeding a lot." [/quote]

I am sorry your kids stopped talking to you when b they went to college!  It's not the norm.[/quote]
NP. My kids are in college and we talk. Frequently. Still, if, by college, they did not know how to handle a fever or a rolled ankle without calling me, and wouldn't know to go to the health center/urgent care/wait a day on their own without me telling them to do that, I would feel like I had failed as a parent. [/quote]

I am 55 and sometimes I am sometimes unsure about when to go to the doctor and when to wait it out or try to self treat.  I know I am not alone given the number of posts that are on DCUM about the same thing.  Lots of failed parents out there I guess.  Congrats to you though![/quote]

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