u/Odd_Yogurtcloset_649

It really did not hit me until three years after earning my bachelor's degree and graduate school wasn't in the cards.

Long story short, being a student for 18 straight years starting from kindergarten through college (I took a five year program), it just felt strange to no longer have that "structure" in my life where I go to school from September through June and have the summers off.

Every one I ever met in my life with these names are nice girls/women, not a jerk or a bitch:

Emily, Julie, Jennifer, Kimberly, Nicole, Nina, Rebecca

I know three Ninas, one of them my boss at work, and they're all pleasant to be around.

I know five Nicoles, and all of them are not only nice, but have a good sense of humor.

This has been my experience. What was yours?

Every time it happens, I was afraid I was going to get screwed out of the points.

For me: The Summer of 1988. Nine heatwaves. All of those heatwaves were more than three days long. The only breaks between each heatwave was one day of long heavy rain or thunderstorm. 1988 is the standard where I measure all summers after that.

With the heatwave starting today, I felt this is a good time to ask this question.

For me, it's 1998 after years of part-time jobs. I remember that year clearly for that reason. I still feel 1998 was five years ago rather than 28 years ago. It was also the very first full-time job I ever had. Incredibly, I am still working this job today!

No need to tell what your job/career is. Just the year or how old were you when you finally landed full-time work and never have to look for another job for a very long time.

I am asking those living far away (hundreds of miles away or even out of the country) that have parents in their 90s who are intent on aging in place at the family home. With the presumption that your relationship with them is good, how often do you make a phone call to your mother and/or father to know how they are doing (e.g., every morning, every evening, once a week)?

My 82 year old Mom still owns and lives in our family house. (My father died 14 years ago.) My siblings and I moved out over 25 years ago, but all of us have the front and back door keys to the family house. So we can actually walk into the house at will like we are welcome and still live there. I wonder if this is common or uncommon among families when their children move out for good. Did your parents let you keep the keys or you must turn them in?

Since we still have the keys, it does tell us our Mom is saying "This will always be your home. Always."

My 82 year old Mom still owns and lives in our family house. (My father died 14 years ago.) My siblings and I moved out over 25 years ago, but all of us have the front and back door keys to the family house. So we can actually walk into the house at will like we are welcome and still live there. I wonder if this is common or uncommon among families when their children move out for good. Did your parents let you keep the keys or you must turn them in?

Since we still have the keys, it does tell us our Mom is saying "This will always be your home. Always."

Our father passed away 14 years ago. My Mom (82) still lives in our family home. Even though my older brother (54), myself (53), and my baby sister (51) struck out on our own over 25 years ago, our bedrooms were left intact and still remains the same since we left. If you visited as a guest and look into our rooms today, you would have believed three high school-aged teens were living in the house.

Did your parents do the same and left your room the same after you moved out for good? Or was your room changed into something else?