Dealing with college jitters ... both hers and mine
I know this is a familiar experience this time of year ... but how do you calm your own jitters when sending your teen off to college?
My daughter moves into her dorm on Friday, and I'm terrified. Worried she'll struggle in her classes, worried she'll hate her roommate, worried she'll be homesick, worried she won't be safe, worried she won't spend enough time studying, worried she won't utilize the help that's available to her, worried she won't have enough money, worried I forgot something important. We have talked about all these things and we'll continue to. Her university is only forty miles away so she'll be able to come home when she wants, but it feels like another universe. We have a close relationship and I'm going to miss her so much.
I'm doing my best to be strong for her, but as the days count down it's getting harder. My own peer circle doesn't have this experience - all of theirs are either continuing to live at home or they're not going to college yet. How do you take care of yourself so you can take care of your kid?