It's a funny age we live in, because we as parents freak out when we haven't heard from our kids in a few days. If we haven't heard from our little darlings then we creep their Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to see what's up. My, my, my how times have changed.
I went off to college in the mid 80's. No cell, no internet and land lines were the communication mode of the day. And holy smokes did those long distance calls ever cost you when Ma Bell's invoice showed up in the mail (which back then was door to door delivery) at the end of the month.
It's so funny when you think back. My parents advice, or orders, were to call them only if something was wrong. Why? Because....."It's too expensive to call" and we can all catch up when you come home to visit. This was their opinion on the matter. Can you imagine! Your parents not knowing what you were doing every day, solving all your problems and meddling in your social affairs and various "entanglements"? Perish the thought. Parents are far to involved in their kids comings and goings nowadays and this is one of the reasons we have created millenials.
So, parents lighten up a bit. Let your kids live, laugh, decide on their own, fix their problems and make the odd mistake. You really don't need to be so involved and tweet them just to remind them to eat. They are quite capable of figuring that one out, even if it is just Kraft Dinner because they spent the rest of their money on a bottle of vodka.
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