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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This thread is so rich - full of reflections that can certainly seem compassionate but when it comes down to it are just overindulgent. What ever happened to let them figure it out?  I’m on my DC’s school’s freshman parent Facebook group and the threads there are similar to this one - parents who think they are showing love by indulging their children and then empathizing with each other under theme of what works and doesn’t work in the dorm room or what their kids forgot to pack.

Trust me, if your kids read these threads they would know exactly what they are - excuses to think about our children because we miss them. How about we embrace this for what it is and stop obsessing about all you can do for your kids. It’s just enabling so you do not feel your own emotions.

Let’s all own our discomfort of our child leaving the nest while simultaneously celebrating their independence. They are fully capable of figuring out how to replace the hangars they accidentally left at home…  [/quote]

They do figure it out but our kids actually live is and talk to us.

Hey how’s it going?
I forgot my rain jacket 
Oh yea bummer
Yea you always say you forget 1 thing so that’s it
Great have a good day

How is that indulgent?
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Noting wrong with the examples you offer. But honestly, do you really feel compelled to participate in a thread saying how you. Thought your kid a raincoat?  I get it, we miss our kids. Just say that and let it be.[/quote]

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