https://pjmedia.com/lifestyle/2012/12/21/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-your-college-kid-home-for-christmas/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 10:03:54 -0400<![CDATA[Congratulations. You survived the first semester of college! You made it through the first two weeks of sitting in your son’s empty bedroom with a box of tissues, wondering how the time flew by so quickly and how that little boy you used to rock to sleep in this room grew up and moved into a dorm three states away. Pat yourself on the back for not being the stalker parent who calls three times a day and instead settling for creeping on his Facebook page and watching for Twitter updates! You’ve been marking off the days on the calendar until Christmas break, planning all sorts of family activities—a whole month of family togetherness! It’s going to be just like old times!]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2012 07:00:07 -0500<![CDATA[Paula Bolyard]]>https://pjmedia.com/paula-bolyard/2012/12/21/what-to-expect-when-youre-expecting-your-college-kid-home-for-christmas-n143614