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Going Away to College

To The Moon and Back

Michelle Chiklis | Posted 05.21.2013 | Fifty
Read More: College-Homesickness, College Homecoming, Empty Nest, Going Away to College, College Freshmen, Fifty News
Michelle Chiklis

Last night, when I pulled into my driveway, I saw the most incredible thing. Normally I wouldn't have believed it, but for days I had been waiting for this exciting moment, so I knew that it had to be real. In front of my own eyes, there it was: Autumn's car.

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Trying to Imagine the Boy’s Flight

Sarah Buttenwieser | Posted 10.29.2012 | Parents
Read More: Sending Kids to College, Sleep Away Camp, Kids Going to Camp, Kids Leaving for College, Going Away to College, Children Leaving for College, Parents News
Sarah Buttenwieser

Much as I felt I mastered the camp experience this summer, I revert to terror when I think about college.

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WATCH: Personalizing A Party, From Colin Cowie

Posted 10.09.2012 | MarloThomas
Read More: Marlo Thomas, Video, Decorating, Colin Cowie, Celebration, Going Away to College, Party, Mondays With Marlo, Slideexpand, Parties, MarloThomas News

Colin Cowie, event and lifestyle expert, shared advice on how to make parties more personalized when he joined me on Mondays With Marlo. And if you...

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How to Make Your New College Town Your Home

Uloop | Posted 11.22.2011 | College
Read More: Dorms, Moving, College, Hometown, Freshmen Moving, Freshmen Tips, College Tips, Going Away to College, College Freshmen, Starting College, College Towns, College News
Uloop

Just as meeting people on campus will make you more comfortable at school, so will your getting acquainted with the surrounding area help you settle in for the next four years.

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My Daughter and I Set Sail

Lisa Solod | Posted 10.24.2011 | Parents
Read More: Separation Anxiety, Mothers and Daughters, Parenting, Leaving Home, Mother-Daughter Relationships, Going Away to College, Going to College, Parents News
Lisa Solod

My daughter will be fine, I tell myself. She will be fine, she tells herself. And yet the ache of longing for both of us makes us, if only for a moment, wish to stay put in our safe harbor, to stand fast in the life we have made.

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