Taking My Parents To College By Jennine

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The article Taking My Parents to College brought back the memories of preparing for the next four years of my life. The author Jennine was talking about here first time attending college and how scary of an experience it as for her. Here In America we are itching to leave home and finally be on our own, and for her parents to stay for days after orientation isn't a norm in today society. Her parent weren't familiar with the customs that come with their child leaving the family, and here in america it seems parents have a minds set of i have one main job for the next 18 years and thats raise my kid till he/she is 18 and make sure you raise them right, whatever right maybe in their eyes. So for her to see other families leave and her’s stay already

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