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Can I Take My Mom To College With Me?

She's my best friend.

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Can I Take My Mom To College With Me?
Kaylie Crawford

Raise your hand if you have had an emotional breakdown about leaving for college. Okay. Now, raise your hand if you have ever wished your mom could go with you to college. If you raised your hand (mentally or physically) know that you are not alone. I, too, have had emotional breakdowns about this new and scary adventure us freshman are about to embark on. And trust me, they were not pretty ones.

Both of my moms have always been the ones to pick me up when I had fallen, and to cook me my favorite comfort food after I was done ugly crying. They have always done everything in their power to make sure I have everything I need and want. They have always been the first ones to know who has done me wrong. And, of course, they could tell what friends were going to hurt me and what boy didn't have good intentions. You just can't find a person like that anywhere.

I don't know if it's just me, but I think it's pretty cool my moms are my best friends. I mean honestly, moms give out pretty good advice. They have already been through their teens and have a little more insight than your friends do. I know you're probably thinking, "Dude, you can just call or facetime your moms," but that's not the same. There is no other hug that is better than one from a mom. There is just no better friend than your mom. They are our rocks.

I think we all can agree that we have taken our moms for granted. They cook, clean and really do whatever we ask them to. Adjusting to this new lifestyle is going to be difficult. Going into college we have to do our own laundry and remind ourselves that the adult-ing is our job now. Scary, I know. How are we expected to live 18 years depending on our parents, then out of nowhere, be kicked out into the world on our own?

Sadly, we can't take our moms to college with us, but we can text, call, and write to them as much as we want. That's a close second, right? College is undoubtedly scary. So while I'm doing my laundry and eating fast food, I'm going to send a text to my moms and tell them how much I miss them.

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