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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Seriously, parents these days have lost their minds.  Millions upon millions upon millions of 18 year olds are going off to college without a hitch.[/quote]

And last year at least 2 kids at WM and one kid at my other child’s SLAC died. The fact millions of kids are fine doesn’t negate the fact that a smal subset have life threatening emergencies. And sadly, in a psych emergency or with substance abuse or EDs (which often develop in the college age group), part of an illness can be refusing care. Declaring incompetence at that point is tough and involves a Court hearing.

Something else to consider. You don’t know how you or your spouse will react until you get a midnight call. If you disagree on how to proceed, then what?

Your kid needs to choose one primary decision maker. And that decision maker should talk to their child and know their child’s wishes. And that is true for EVERY ADULT not jst college kids.

The graduations and heading to college shopping are fun. But there are also serious parts to launching a young adult. This is one. Parent up and do it. Scan a copy into your phone. Then lock the original away and pray you never need it. During your child’s 4 years, some parents at his or her college absolutely will. [/quote]

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