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47 Things You Call Your Mom For In College

If I put this in the oven will it explode?

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47 Things You Call Your Mom For In College
Brett Falcom

Since the day you were born, your mother has done everything for you. From cleaning up after you to helping you through a breakup. The day she drops you off at college is the day she can no longer do everything for you... and you have to try and adult. Here are 47 things you ask your mom while away at college.

  1. How do I cook this?
  2. Daily rants about grades.
  3. Daily rants about boys.
  4. Daily rants about girls.
  5. Can you send some money?
  6. Can you send me food?
  7. Daily rants about your lack of money and terrible budgeting skills.
  8. If I stick plastic in the microwave will it explode?
  9. Can I wash whites and colors together?
  10. What's a WK4?
  11. How do you cook an egg?
  12. How do you make pancakes?
  13. Can I have some more money, I ate the rest?
  14. Can you come visit me?
  15. What's my social security number?
  16. Can I have some of your airline miles?
  17. Is it Grandma's birthday?
  18. I miss you.
  19. Can you actually mix whites and colors?
  20. What's a loan?
  21. How do you get a stain out?
  22. What's the Netflix password?
  23. What's the weather like at home?
  24. How's the dog?
  25. How's the cat?
  26. How do you work the washing machine?
  27. How do you preheat an electric oven?
  28. How do you work the dryer?
  29. Which medicines am I allergic to?
  30. Can I come home?
  31. Can you send money?
  32. If I put this in the oven will it explode?
  33. Can you put pancake mix down the sink?
  34. What about the grease from the pan?
  35. How much Advil is too much?
  36. *uncontrollable crying*
  37. Can I drink this if it expired last week?
  38. How long does cheese last in the fridge?
  39. How do you grill salmon?
  40. *more uncontrollable crying*
  41. Is it ok to get tacos at 3 AM?
  42. How do you make coffee?
  43. How do you change a tire?
  44. How do you thaw a chicken?
  45. What's my bank account number?
  46. How do you fix a lightbub?
  47. Can you make a doctor's appointment for me?
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