It is that time of the year again: Mom’s Weekend. It is a whole weekend dedicated to letting your mom transport back to when she was in college. The weekend entails meeting all your new friends, going to the local bars, and acting like she is in college… again. Whether you see your mom often or this is the first time you are seeing her since winter break, having your mom come and visit you is the best. It is a nice change up from the regular weekend scene and definitely memorable.
You get so excited when you finally get the date of mom’s weekend and start to think about how much fun it is going to be. You start talking with your friends on how “you guys will love my mom,” or “our moms are going to become best friends!” But then it sinks in that this means… you have to clean your room. You look at your room and see clothes pilled everywhere, an empty pizza box and wildly inappropriate signs, posters, pictures or anything that would concern your mom if she saw it.
When the weekend finally arrives, there are too many emotions. You want her to meet all your friends and their moms… and remember all their names (but that’s impossible). It is so fun for your mom to hear all your funny stories, meet all the cute boys or girls you have a crush on, do shots at the bar and maybe even venture out to a frat party.
This weekend is a chance for your mom finally gets to see how you have been living and how small your room is. She is probably so glad that she is not in college anymore and doesn’t have to live in the dorms, fraternities or a crappy east campus house. But most importantly, she gets to see how mature and independent you have become and that you can actually do your own laundry.
You have to be prepared for the questions she will ask you and your friends and this may require some untruthfulness. She will ask the questions of “did you go to all your classes this week?” Yes (In reality: skipped three), “do you come to this bar often?” No (in reality: they know me by name), “have you gone to the church here?” Yes (In reality: I don’t even know where it is).
When your mom comes to visit, it is a little slice of home. It is a sense of comfort because being in college is stressful, and that’s an understatement. Make this Mom’s weekend one for the books!
