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Contacting Kids in College

The Parenting Advice From My Dad I Found 28 Years Later

Patricia Crisafulli | Posted 01.01.2013 | Fifty
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Patricia Crisafulli

With Dad's letter open on my desk, I wrote a short email to my son, following the format of 28 years before: a short update on the weather, what's going on with me and my work, and then a few heartfelt lines. Love, let go, and love some more. It worked then, and I trust it will work now.

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Text War: Competing For My College Daughter's Attention

Amy Ruhlin | Posted 12.13.2012 | Fifty
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Amy Ruhlin

When my daughter was in high school, she told me about a college friend who always made sure that if she texted one parent she would also text the other because if she did not, one parent would feel left out. I thought this was ridiculous. Now she is in college. "Did you get a text today?" I ask my husband.

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