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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There was a family in DC’s class who bought a home on the west coast to “ease their child in” for the first few weeks. They are from Italy, and they are constantly running back to the college. It is a very weird situation, and I find it appalling that any parent would think this is okay[/quote]

This 1000%!   If your kid actually needs you nearby, then perhaps they are not ready for college (or at least college in another country).

I did drop-off for each kid freshman year, was there 2-3 days before drop-off (2-3K miles away, had to shop), did drop-off and left the next day, at the time the school tells you to "disappear".

Then my husband visited each kid about 4-5 weeks into their freshman year---gives them long enough to make friends and not be too homesick, yet good to see family for 24-36 hours.

Then the rest of college was me doing fall drop-off and spring move-outs---in/out in a day or two.  
We saw kids for fall breaks, thanksgiving, xmas, spring breaks, extra spring break (Easter weekend is 4 days at many jesuit universities).

If either kid attended a school with major football, we might have travelled to attend one or two games, but no way would I be there every weekend or buy a place.

And even then, my kid would want to be with their friends and I'd want that for them 
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