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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fortunately I will never know as DC was responsible for packing and DC will be responsible for figuring out how to get anything they forgot![/quote]

i love how these people have to pop up on every thread to post something like this, or "land the helicopter"! You are just trying to make yourself feel better because you have a crappy relationship with your kid. The rest of us do not feel the least bit guilty that we do not.[/quote]

It was an obnoxious troll post.

Good parents support their children. If the child forgot something (they're still children at 18, let's not forget), send it to them. Some of those requests are about love and support, not the actual thing that they could easily purchase at the campus book store or at a nearby Target, etc. They need to know that you've still got their back, that they aren't alone. That allows them to feel safe as they grow independent.

My 22 year old still asks me to get stuff for her, even though she's living in an apartment, has a job and car. She's completely competent and independent, yet reaches out from time to time to ask me for advice or to get her something. I'm happy she does. It's about love, connection and needing to know that I'll be there for her when she needs me.

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Sounds like you are working through some personal issues via your kids.

Good luck with that. 
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