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Our son was lucky enough to be accepted at both colleges he applied to, so he was faced with a tough decision. Should he go to the university two hours away that's much, much cheaper? Or should he go to the local university that costs much more but Mom can still come pick up the laundry? To be fair, the local university seems to have a much stronger program for his major, so we were pleased with his eventual decision to stay closer to home.
As a parent, I felt like a huge weight was lifted off my shoulders once the decision was made as to where he would be going -- I didn't necessarily care overly much about which one was chosen, I just wanted the choice to be made. Once you know, you can start making plans. Until you know, you can't do anything.
Of course, once the decision has been made and it feels like the huge weight has been lifted from your shoulders, then it all comes back with the huge To-Do list for accomplishing the move!
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