The 10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before My Kids Left for College

Are your kids leaving for college soon? Here are 10 things we wish we’d known…

Tracy Hargen and her family at the University of Miami. (T. Hargen)

10 things to know about life after you drop your teen at college1. For the first couple of months after “drop off” don’t do anything.

Don’t make a ton of plans, or big decisions, or commit to anything. The lead-up to helping your youngest move into their new digs is exhausting — physically and emotionally. I thought I’d want to jump into a million th...