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Handling the Move
For this one, I must address all you mothers out there: LEAVE YOUR KID'S THINGS ALONE. Let them put their stuff where they want it, even if it looks stupid and is unorganized and is basically sitting in the middle of the dorm room. Trust me; just leave it - unless they ask for your help with organizing (which they won't).For all you fathers out there, don't give the kid a lecture on safety or a lecture on drinking. These talks should have taken place long ago, and this is no time to repeat them. They already know it, and they don't want to hear it again.
The point is, keep move-in day light and as stress-free as possible. This change is stressful enough as it is, for everyone involved. Don't let yourself get stressed out over anything petty, and try to keep your sense of humor as you deal with this day.
You can help carry everything up, and you can help set up the computer (and printer), and you can help put sheets on the bed, but beyond that, let them do what they want to do with their stuff and don't say anything about it. Seriously. Don't.
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