Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 14:32     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Can we please not turn this page into Dorm Room Mamas? Can 18 year old kids really not figure out pillows? My goodness, I hope this is a troll (but fear it isn’t).


just scroll on by if you're not interested!


OP asked us to ask our sons about dorm pillows. Most boys would think their mothers were insane to broach this with them. The best advice for an incoming freshman parent is to drop the rope, which is pp’s advice in response to the OP.

There is nothing to learn here, except that. it. does. not. matter. Pick a pillow and cross it off your list. If your DS has pillow envy after being dropped off, cross that bridge when you get there.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 14:21     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:Can we please not turn this page into Dorm Room Mamas? Can 18 year old kids really not figure out pillows? My goodness, I hope this is a troll (but fear it isn’t).


just scroll on by if you're not interested!
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 13:31     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine just had a regular pillow. They only use the bed to sleep.


It's so cute that you think that.


I mean even if there aren't ... recreational activities ... don't most people use the bed as a couch? In college we had a bed and a desk chair, and that was it. So we needed the bed to be comfy for a lot of things.


Not always. mInd didn't. The rooms are so small that if they wanted to hang out they went to the common rooms on the floor. Also many dorms are suites now so they have living rooms.

Anyway, Pottery Barn has a simple wedge pillow that would work well if you have a kid who wants to use the bed as a place to sit or to read in bed.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 13:29     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine just had a regular pillow. They only use the bed to sleep.


It's so cute that you think that.


Alas, it's true. I'll probably never be a grandma.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 13:27     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Can we please not turn this page into Dorm Room Mamas? Can 18 year old kids really not figure out pillows? My goodness, I hope this is a troll (but fear it isn’t).
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 12:55     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Mine just had a regular pillow. They only use the bed to sleep.


It's so cute that you think that.


I mean even if there aren't ... recreational activities ... don't most people use the bed as a couch? In college we had a bed and a desk chair, and that was it. So we needed the bed to be comfy for a lot of things.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 12:52     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:I honestly do not know how some people function. This is why Trump was elected - so many stupid people.


I wonder who’s behind all the inane threads. How does someone spend more than one minute of time on this?

RIP
Mother Jennifer
Perfect picker of pillows.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 12:47     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Get a pillow from the My Pillow guy.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 11:48     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

When this child is living with you when he's 30 and you are still managing his pillows, you should know this is why.

Good lord.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 11:37     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:I honestly do not know how some people function. This is why Trump was elected - so many stupid people.


Trump pillow. It's huuuuge
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 10:04     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

just multiple regular pillows .. at least three.
nothing fancy or overly thought out
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 09:34     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

Anonymous wrote:Mine just had a regular pillow. They only use the bed to sleep.


It's so cute that you think that.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 08:58     Subject: Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

My son has 1 regular pillow and a husband pillow. He’d never had one before and loves that thing.
Anonymous
Post 07/24/2025 08:23     Subject: Re:Pillows for freshmen boy dorm?

My son has a husband pillow and loves it. If it's been stained, I guess he washed it, because it looks fine. :O