Liking the moms forum

LOL!!!

Hoovmom, you have a pm!

Well I checked and he does clean out the lint trap and he has cleaned the bathroom - no one else there is going to. When he did the bathroom he felt like a warrior going into the battle zone against the evil yucks! He actually bought lysol or something to disinfect. Flashed his cleaning rag around like a scimitar! (spelling?)

Hey Shortstopmom - back at ya!

Some never learn. I just spent a few days in the mountains at my brother's cabin (he is 60). I thought of you all and this thread when I put some clothes in the dryer and checked the lint trap

I have to share my excitement. Son text message me (new form of communication) and said he saw surgeon on his tore acl and he gets to start light running on Tuesday. He is soooo excited. He is not one that sits and watches well. It has been 10 weeks today and things are looking good. Got in trouble last week for playing catch KIND of using his pitching motion. Twisting his leg. Ooops. He won't be playing catch for a week. Thanks for letting me share my excitement. Also, I shared with you that he said he had been cleaning the lint trap. He was home last weekend and brought his laundry. Don't think he had done his laundry since I cleaned the lint trap. The latest problem is they have mice and used some sort of killer they eat, problem is they disappeared and guess what, house stinks now.

OK Girls! I was doing just great...hanging out on the website for the first time in almost a month...then started reading all these stories and started thinking about my little boy who also grew up overnight when he went away to college 2 months ago! Proud and Devastated at the same time. He was doing so well...without ME! Anyway, now I am crying hysterically in my wine, ready to jump in my car and drive 8 hours to make sure he still needs me. Instead...note to self- call Doctor in Monday...increase miligrams on Paxil!

Puma1. I know what you mean accept mine is only two hours away. My daughter called everyday when she was in college but don't hear often from son. If I am lucky, once a week. Everyone suggested text and that seems to be working well. The really sad thing is that being a baseball player, we won't even get to see them much in the summer because of summer ball, however, I wouldn't trade that experience for anything for him. He is the happiest I have ever seen him and that makes me happy. We will survive though, right?????

Oh Puma - don't resort to meds! Just come and visit here and share your heart... works wonders!

That first year is tough. It's difficult not knowing what's going on with them and how they're doing. The old addage though, no news is good news is typically true. If they're unhappy or need something, they'll call! Otherwise, they're usually busy and crazily happy with their new environment forgetting to make time for mom and dad!

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Oh Puma - don't resort to meds! Just come and visit here and share your heart... works wonders!

I second that!
This place can do wonders to pick up your spirits and mood!
Therapy for FREE!! ha! Can't beat that!!

P.S. Lafmom,..I was just teasin' ya in another forum about soil in glass jars,..you made me laugh ( not at you,..WITH you!! ) sooo hard!!!
But seriously,..wouldn't that make a fun conversation piece! I mean some people ( God rest their souls ) put urns of loved ones on the mantel,...why not glass jars of soil, with like a brass label on it depicting place and date??? Our friends already know how nutty we all are about baseball,..why not solidify any doubt in their minds? ha ha!! I think it would be cute & funny at the same time!!
Hugggzzzzz!!!!

That's all I was gonna post, but......

With the subject of medication on the table here, and the continual raging debate on "testing" in Texas, my mind wandered over to the necessity of a testing program here in the ladies forum.

That's a little trickier test for the girls than the boys, ain't it?

SSMom - Wouldn't that be a funny gift! Brass plate and all! Actually, I may just do that one day for my son!!! It would be a way to make fun of myself and he would think it hilarious!!

FO -

I keep forgetting to check the ladies forum! Am glad I stopped by here tonight. Hilarious stories mixed with poignant reminders of what I face in less than 2 years. Our family checked out an out-of-town college last weekend and son stayed with family friend's son who is a junior and shares a house with 3 other guys. It was sooooo interesting to see everything firsthand. The grass was by far the highest on the block and there were dirty dishes everywhere, but the guys were having a blast relaxing on 2 junky sofas watching their big-screen TV. Friend's son spoke to us about plans for an internship in another state and I teasingly asked him, "Are you sure you don't want to live at home this summer?" He responded, "It's great to go back home for 4 or 5 days, but after that my mom and dad start getting on my back." I immediately told son, "Close your ears and don't listen to another thing he says!" I'm sure son will be thinking the same thing soon -- if he doesn't already!

Great stories!

Last year my son and his room mate came up with what they considered an ingenious idea...they used the empty box from the newly bought dorm refrigerator as their trash can.
He commented that it was a two man job to empty it but they only had to take out the trash once every six weeks or so.
He was quite proud.

It warms a mother's heart

Oh Bluesky....now THAT is funny!

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Originally posted by Infield08:
Friend's son spoke to us about plans for an internship in another state and I teasingly asked him, "Are you sure you don't want to live at home this summer?" He responded, "It's great to go back home for 4 or 5 days, but after that my mom and dad start getting on my back."

Oh heck, were you talking to MY son??? That sure sounds like him! (Oh wait, no, he is still living in a dorm....I think......)

My son called me today, guess what, he lost his cell phone (my daughter was there visiting so he used hers). Called it, the battery is dead. I thought, no big deal, hardly ever calls me anyway so I will make him sweat it out without one. Coach calls our house today trying to get ahold of him. Oooops. Maybe he should check his lint trap or the toilet (he already flushed one). I am going to buy him one of those things that hold your glasses on and attach it to his cell phone. I am not sure I am going to survive this.

I have to admit that this is my favorite forum to read ... don't post much in here though (I'm trespassing now)...

We cheated. Junior has been with the same girl since his soph year of HS .. and they went off to college together. We have a built in "spy" and "den mother" who lets us know if we're really needed. Other than that, we just write the checks and pay the bills.

One of my more "favorite" stories about my son living in his apartment at college....

Last year during a particularly intense heat wave, son caved in after a particularly restless night due to the temps, and drove to Walmart at 2 a.m. to purchase an airconditioner for his room.

He called the next day to "warn" me about the charge that will show up on my credit card, and then said "I can't figure out WHY my carpet in my bedroom is SOAKING wet?" After discussing it for a few minutes, I couldn't come up with ANY idea as to WHY.

Discussion then returns to the airconditioner, and I ask "So, are you SURE you have it installed SECURELY in the window, because I don't want it slipping and dropping to the ground and possibly KILLING someone!?!?"

Son "What? What are you talking about? It's sitting here on the FLOOR of my room!"

DUH....reason for soaked carpet JUST answered!

That is great.

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Other than that, we just write the checks and pay the bills.

Something all we college parents have in common H!!!

I have to post this. I just got my first e-mail from my son. Right in the middle of class. It said "Lost my wallet. Call me as soon as you get this message". While we had to cancle everything immediately I did find humor in the fact that I needed to call him "as soon as I got the message"