That actually does make the still shot make more sense

Looks like how I used to dance with girls in middle school.

Step 1: Talk to him about it.

My parents told my brother and I that we had to call once a week when we went to college. I picked Sundays, and now, two years out of college, that’s still our day to talk. I think the key is to be fine with a 10 minute call if that’s all he wants to do, and be understanding if he has to miss a week here and there. It…

Some advice from a college senior: I don’t think it’s unreasonable at all to ask for a check-in or access to grades if you’re paying! By the end of high school, my mom and I were fighting all the time and getting on each other’s nerves and actually got to be insanely close (she’s my best friend!) when I went to…

As a kid who willingly called my parents about once a week or so in college, I don’t think a weekly check-in is unreasonable, but you probably don’t want to make it mandatory and you could stress that it doesn’t have to be a long conversation, especially around midterms or finals. Also, on the other end of the…

Once a week is absolutely reasonable. I’m 37 years old with a family of my own now, but as my mom’s only child, I still make sure to call or email at least weekly to say hi, check in, catch up, whatever. In this age of constant connectivity - college kids are never without their phone or some way of communicating…

If you require a check in, I think it would be wise to let him pick the check in day and the form the check in takes. You might or might not be able to force compliance with an hour-long call every Saturday, but I think you’d be more likely to both get the check in and maintain relatively positive feelings about it if…

I think that maybe once a week is fine, but you not being ready isn’t fair to keep him from jumping unafraid head-first into adulthood. I understand school is very expensive, but he technically doesn’t owe you anyhting other than decent grades in my mind. Don’t pressure him, give him tons of space and I promise after…

As a student, allowing someone else to access your student accounts is usually a violation of university policy. I would strongly recommend asking to see your son’s final grades, when he is with you, instead of using his account information. A large amount of student assignment submissions occur online, and your…

Absolutely it is not crazy to think check-ins are expected. In fact, they are important in that first year of college. I would set up a day and time once a week or so that he agrees to. That way, you can settle into a routine that works for you both.

I think a once a week check in is absolutely reasonable. A trick I (a long out off college/my parent’s house old) use to let them know I’m alive without having to talk every day is play Words with Friends with them. If we play a word every day or two, they don’t worry about my being alive. And it’s handy for messaging…

Since there’s no reason to assume the mom is lying (unless you’re projecting your own issues onto her) this read more to me like her daughter has more or less cut off contact which mom didn’t expect and doesn’t know how to deal with. Where other commenters are seeing threats it sounded to me like a little bit of…

Poor Jessie. Dying in the arms of the boy that friend zone her.

That’s nothing. Wait til you see Patrick Steward and Pat Quinn (Magenta from Rocky Horror Picture Show) gettin’ it on.*

i have no idea if chronic lyme is real or not. i had a friend that had really serious lyme disease (had to get a port and do liquid antibotics for hours a day for months) it really fucked up her life.

One of my favourite aunts, a lawyer who lived everywhere, working for good causes, and was the most intelligent and caring person I’ve ever known, met the love of her life when she was in her 40s. I don’t even remember her dating much before, and then she met Paul.

Anecdotally, I can certainly see this around me. My father has been divorced FOUR times. After each relationship failure, he moves on surprisingly quickly and equally quickly seems to get invested in a new woman. After the third wife, I got to the point where I don’t invest much in my new (potential) stepmothers.

Yes-ish. It depends on age, education, and race(s). College educated in your 30’s? Divorce rate is 30ish%, if I recall correctly. But if you’re 20 with a HS diploma? Good luck

Try more like 30+ years. Here he is in Dune: