5/8/15
The Best Ways to Embarrass Your Kids at College
February 20, 2015
I first saw it on a hanger at my friend’s vintage clothing store in Princeton, New Jersey. It was big and furry and purple with ginormous bell-sleeves and a tired Bergdorf Goodman label. Tucked away in the fur section, in all its shoulder-padded glory, that coat was calling my name.
I pictured myself cloaked in it for my winter visits to Kenyon College (purpleville). I thought people would admire my school spirit. Sadly, the coat hibernated in my closet for four long years until I came across it a few weeks ago — it had only two months left for a hilltop debut.
It never even crossed my mind that the sight of me in that coat on campus might turn my daughter four shades of purple…
(For full story, see link below)
http://blogs.kenyon.edu/acceptance-letters-parents-college-and-letting-go/post/the-best-ways-to-embarrass-your-kids-at-college/
5/8/15
Secrets of Family Weekends
Dec 10, 2014
It was on a computer screen that we first experienced the rolling green Kenyon lawn. Now it’s my daughter’s front yard, at least until spring of 2015.
As the August of my daughter’s freshman year approached, she thought she might concentrate on writing. But she was equally concentrated on her dorm room and its co-occupant.
When I left her in Gambier, on an overcast afternoon, she and her new roommate were debating if they should bunk their twin beds to create more space. It would be like stacking two giant Legos; one piece with a “Hello Kitty” comforter; the other, a more subdued Indian print. They were discussing who would get the top when I left. I secretly hoped my daughter would get the bottom; the top bunk is the worst deal ever for a variety of reasons.
(For full story, see link below)
http://blogs.kenyon.edu/acceptance-letters-parents-college-and-letting-go/post/secrets-of-family-weekends/