Quote Originally Posted by NowhereMan
to remove alas from your programming please stop enjoying it.

ive got a kid headed to college very soon,she is in last year of high school.
next fall .
ghost i dont know of your situation ect,family whatever but as a dad i can say this,Keep your ass in touch with those you need to,its a big worry that we dont hear much from the kid,and a big help to them to know your thinking of them and if your in touch regular,they will rest easier.

here is a idea
buy enough postcards to write ya mom every week, pre address them,you can scribble a note to let her know you thought of her,
example.

hi mom,
im in class (add name) love the place and the food but i miss your (add dish) tell so and so hi ,got to go to next class,
love,
your soon to be college grad son/duaghter(your name)

the last class i had was some first aid one in the army in 1983
wow, that's a really nice idea, Nowhereman! And I know what you mean' i'd definately stay in touch with my folks if I went away to university. But ALAS I am only planning to attend the local college, what you guys call community college. It's only about 10 minutes away from my house! lol

I plan to go to university in a couple of years though.. then i'll definately have to buy a bunch of postcards! Thanks for the nice advice, man!