I think we are really loving having two kids in college... It just dawned on me that one of them is almost done- three quarters to go and one almost finished with her freshman year. My husband and I remain pretty simple with our requirements:
1. Stay safe and don't get arrested.
1. Stay safe and don't get arrested.
2. If you screw up and we hear about it from you first (before we hear about it from someone else, especially if they wear a badge) there will be no consequences from us. We may not be able to do much or anything about the consequences from the rest of the world, but from us- you are home free.
3. If you know that your sibling is going to do something really dumb/unsafe/high risk and you do nothing about it, including telling us- and we find out later that you did nothing and stayed silent, you will get ALL of the consequences they will get (instead of them receiving them) and all of yours, too. You ARE your brother's/sister's keeper- keeping them safe, right?
4. If you have a "B" average or above in your freshman year, you are on probation. Below that, you come home and above that, you are golden- at least for the next semester.
5. The bottom line is that there is nothing you could do that we could not "handle." We love you. The word "love" is an action verb. We will always listen. We will support you practicing your launching and also hanging out back at the nest. Be safe out there...
3. If you know that your sibling is going to do something really dumb/unsafe/high risk and you do nothing about it, including telling us- and we find out later that you did nothing and stayed silent, you will get ALL of the consequences they will get (instead of them receiving them) and all of yours, too. You ARE your brother's/sister's keeper- keeping them safe, right?
4. If you have a "B" average or above in your freshman year, you are on probation. Below that, you come home and above that, you are golden- at least for the next semester.
5. The bottom line is that there is nothing you could do that we could not "handle." We love you. The word "love" is an action verb. We will always listen. We will support you practicing your launching and also hanging out back at the nest. Be safe out there...
