When my daughter went off to college, I wanted to call her every day just to hear her voice.
AdvertisementWhen my daughter got off the bus after the first day of kindergarten, she talked non-stop until she went to bed.
I learned to communicate with my daughter differentlyWhen I went to college, we had a phone in our dorm room, and it cost money to call home long distance.
But just like when we went off to college, they need the space to make the transition into adulthood without us hovering.
AdvertisementWhat I've come to realize is how often parents talk with their college kids is as widely different as how often married couples have sex — and the end result is the same.
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—, I'd, we're, we've
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