tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post5957381208872697776..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Child Gone Off to University?Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42285602376403594362012-10-10T18:56:28.804+01:002012-10-10T18:56:28.804+01:00With skype, email, mobile phones it's a differ...With skype, email, mobile phones it's a different world nowadays, and all for the better too.Helenhttp://www.jumboshopper.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-20835942831737990602012-10-10T09:29:09.157+01:002012-10-10T09:29:09.157+01:00I suppose it all starts because US parents are pay...I suppose it all starts because US parents are paying so much for their children's college education, that they feel more invested and take more of an interest. I couldn't believe it when I first saw that university websites have pages for parents.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69447197290178788592012-10-10T01:08:00.699+01:002012-10-10T01:08:00.699+01:00I also remember that weekly call, having to queue ...I also remember that weekly call, having to queue for the phones as there were only 2 between a hall of several hundred people. And if someone phoned for you and you were out, bad luck - you just got a post it note on your door which may or may not have remained stuck there. It must be so different in these days of cellphones, Facebook and Twitter.nappy valley girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10788949037047084412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76995961324802020412012-10-09T17:35:39.598+01:002012-10-09T17:35:39.598+01:00I read that article last week and gave it to Rory ...I read that article last week and gave it to Rory to look at. We both had a chuckle, even though he's two years off Uni. I also remember the weekly phone call in a draughty corridor or, because the college phones were always busy, using the block of phones outside the Post Office - after 6 o'clock of course!Trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00119443727504215312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-36986378536820408232012-10-09T14:44:39.678+01:002012-10-09T14:44:39.678+01:00The college parents weekend is a strange tradition...The college parents weekend is a strange tradition I am just learning about now. It's possible we will no longer be in the States when our turn comes to be those people - but our next door neighbours who went last weekend had an absolute ball they tell me. Thanks for the article link - it was very good & much of it reminded me of when I first went to boarding school. I stood there watching the other kids cry and cling to their parents wondering what all the fuss was about, by the time I got to Uni both my parents & I were old hands at the whole thingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-40815558818402245322012-10-09T00:04:10.192+01:002012-10-09T00:04:10.192+01:00I just sent my first (and only) off to college. I...I just sent my first (and only) off to college. I was all set to miss him like crazy. I knew he'd never call and rarely text. But what do you know - that kid has been home just about every other weekend(he's only 2 hours away)! In fact, he's coming home again for fall break this Wednesday.<br /><br />He's not even giving me a chance to miss him.Gigihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05467164195744234746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-62051838333284955492012-10-08T23:49:40.151+01:002012-10-08T23:49:40.151+01:00I would love to participate in a parents' week...I would love to participate in a parents' weekend, but it's not really do-able from Seoul - at least not for us. We Skype and IM with Son#1 several times a week - just brief chats here and there, with a longer conversation when we get a chance - which allows me to pretend that he's not on the other side of the world. When I went to Uni, my parents were living in Germany, and phone calls were too pricey to be used for anything except dire emergencies. <br />Being in closer proximity to Son#1 will be the absolute best thing about moving back to the US when our contract is over.<br />MsCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623997911568143459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-88351402918811354792012-10-08T21:28:05.591+01:002012-10-08T21:28:05.591+01:00Gosh phone calls? I was hopeless at making those. ...Gosh phone calls? I was hopeless at making those. We hitch hiked everywhere and I think I just returned home for the holidays without much warning. Lord but I was disorganised and useless...About Last Weekendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04716571630418078937noreply@blogger.com