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25 Things You Still Ask Mom In College

"How long can I go without washing a pair of jeans?"

Madison Pallante

Jan 23, 2017

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Once you finally move out of your house, whether it be for college or to your own place, you call your mom all the time. Sometimes you call her to tell you that you love her, but most of the time you call her to ask something. Here are some of the things I've called to ask a ton of times.

1. How long can I go without washing a pair of jeans?

2. What do I do to make this cough go away?

3. Can I come home this weekend?

4. How many times can I eat Easy Mac before I get sick?

5. Can you put more money into my account?

6. What does this thing on my bank statement mean?

7. How do I call in my prescription?

8. What's the Netflix password?

9. This expired last month--can I still eat it?

10. Mom, I'm sick and I think I have a fever. What do I do?

11. Is it too late in the day to take this medicine?

12. Will you proofread my paper?

13. Is a tablespoon the big T or the little t?

14. How do I get this stain out?

15. Can you come visit me?

16. Can you tell me my social security number?

17. How do I know if this guy is flirting with me?

18. The doctor wants to know if I've had all of my shots. Have I?

19. Do I really need a flu shot?

20. These are my symptoms. Am I dying?

21. What is our family medical history?

22. He still hasn't called me. What do I do?

23. How do I put together a resume?

24. Can you send my cookies?

25. How does it feel now that I'm out of the house?

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25 Things You Still Ask Mom In College

"How long can I go without washing a pair of jeans?"

1. How long can I go without washing a pair of jeans?

2. What do I do to make this cough go away?

3. Can I come home this weekend?

4. How many times can I eat Easy Mac before I get sick?

5. Can you put more money into my account?

6. What does this thing on my bank statement mean?

7. How do I call in my prescription?

8. What's the Netflix password?

9. This expired last month--can I still eat it?

10. Mom, I'm sick and I think I have a fever. What do I do?

11. Is it too late in the day to take this medicine?

12. Will you proofread my paper?

13. Is a tablespoon the big T or the little t?

14. How do I get this stain out?

15. Can you come visit me?

16. Can you tell me my social security number?

17. How do I know if this guy is flirting with me?

18. The doctor wants to know if I've had all of my shots. Have I?

19. Do I really need a flu shot?

20. These are my symptoms. Am I dying?

21. What is our family medical history?

22. He still hasn't called me. What do I do?

23. How do I put together a resume?

24. Can you send my cookies?

25. How does it feel now that I'm out of the house?

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7. Get a Credit Card

8. Sign up for Spotify Premium

9. Go to a Club

10. Start a Meditation Routine

11. Go to a Yoga Class

12. Treat Myself to a Dinner for One

13. Volunteer for a Charity

14. Participate in a Research Study

15. Bake Something (That Ends Up Being Edible)

16. Go Skydiving

17. Be Called for Jury Duty

18. Figure Out What I Want to Do With my Life

The holiday classics that shaped my life

1."But what would happen if we all tried to be like Santa and learned to give as only he can give: of ourselves, our talents, our love and our hearts? Maybe we could all learn Santa's beautiful lesson and maybe there would finally be peace on Earth and good will toward men."

"Sometimes the most real things in the world are the things we can't see."

"If you won't use your heart, who cares if it gets broken? If you just keep it to yourself, maybe it'll be like my rollerblades. When you do decide to try it, it won't be any good. You should take a chance. Got nothing to lose."

"Remember, no man is a failure who has friends."

"Life is made up of meetings and partings. That is the way of it."

"If you look for it, I've got a sneaky feeling you'll find a that love actually is all around."

"Sometimes things look good on paper, but lose their luster when you see how it affects real folks. I guess a healthy bottom line doesn't mean much if to get it, you have to hurt the ones you depend on."

"'Maybe Christmas,' he thought, 'doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more.'"

"Faith is believing when common sense tells you not to."

"There's room for everyone on the nice list."

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1. Why are towels considered dirty when you get out of the shower clean?

2. Who closes the bus door once the bus driver gets off?

3. Why is there a "d" in "fridge" but not in "refrigerator"?

4. If you drop soap on the floor is the floor clean or the soap dirty?

5. Is the "S" or the "C" silent in the word "scent"?

6. Does expecting the unexpected make the unexpected the expected?

7. Would Lightning McQueen buy car insurance or life insurance?

8. Who put the alphabet in alphabetical order?

9. What color are mirrors?

10. If 2 mind readers read each other's minds whose mind are they really reading?

11. Is there a synonym for "synonym"?

12. If your shirt isn't tucked into your pants, are your pants tucked into your shirt?

13. Why is it called "quick sand" if you sink slowly in it?

14. If I try to fail, but succeed, which one did I do?

15. If Cinderella's shoe fit perfectly, why did it fall off?

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