Parents' Weekend can be a fun, exciting but also overwhelming time. We love to see them, love to show them around, but also can't have them cramping our style on campus.
Here are the five stages we typically go through during Parents' Weekend.
1) Pure childish excitement
Before they come, you're preparing more than you ever thought you would (including making your bed). You really missed them and can't wait to show them your new life on campus.
2) Rambling happiness
Once they arrive, you're talking nonstop about your new life and introducing them to 100 of your closest new friends. Plus you finally get to try that new restaurant everyone is talking about.
3) Awkward Encounters
As much as you love having them here, you're bound to run in to someone you didn't really want your parents to meet. Or they just start to cramp your style at the tailgate a little, making for a couple of uncomfortable moments through the day.
4) Throwback
If they're here for more than 24 hours, you're usually back to your old antics by the time they leave. Whether that means Mom starts to nag or Dad ignores you to check the scores of the game, it's just back to normal with those two. But that's alright, because sometimes you miss those moments.
5) Sad Goodbyes
You're kind of excited for them to leave so you can get back to normal with your life apart from them. However, in the end, seeing them made you realize you really do miss them and you're excited to go home for break.
