Children Leaving For College Gifts

"Kids in college? Well, won't it be nice to have them home?"

"We knew they'd leave the nest. Did they have to take the Nest Egg with them?"

"Either we've been robbed or the kids left without saying goodbye."

'Think about it guys: We're fed and sheltered, why would we ever think about leaving the nest?'

"My parents are going to pay for my education but I'm on my own for any attorney's fees."

"Well that's the last of our offspring gone - let battle commence."

'Of course creative writing is important. You want to write home for money when you go away to college,don't you?'

'The children are leaving the nest, honey! They're not diving in the Olympics...That was at leas a 6.5 by the way.'

'Oh, yeah? Well, my kid has accrued more college loan debt than your kid!'

"I worry about the parents when I'm off to college. They're totally dependent on me for IT support."

'He's trying to put three kids through college.'

"I suppose it's 'Empty Nest Syndrome', doctor. . . ever since Amber left for college I've felt so empty!"

'They're 'individual' cheese slices, Herb, We knew one day they would go out on their own,'

I would like to start a regualr investment program that will help pay my daughter's college textbooks

With their only child off to college, the Gilmonts each suffered empty-nest syndrome in their own way.

"Oh George. My heart."

'OK, so your brother's first flight was far from being a success, but have a go son!'

'Going back to work now that the kids are grown is one thing, Martha. Mounting a hostile takeover bid of my company is another!'

'My son is away at college, majoring in communications. He never calls and he never writes.'

"Our son is off at college, so as a reminder of him, I keep a dirty sock-scented candle burning in his room."

'So our son can't move back in -- furniture sale!'

Touring campuses with Twig was fun. Now I don't want to go back to work! Quit! I'm earning your tuition money, Teddy. Wait. You went to college to get a good job so

'I know that we once made a list of all the things we'd do when the kids left home but I can't remember one of them!'

"Well, I think it's good that he wants to go to university."

The kids are going back for another semester.

'Now that the kids have grown and gone I've decided to rent out their room.'

Relax! The college process need not be stressful! Staying calm actually helps your child cope. Parents' night. Top colleges are brutally competitive. Even state universities are rejecting excellent students. I'm relaxed. Me too!

Posh students drinking beer.

'We've found that having our kids leave for college from an actual nest helps them to grasp this momentous passage in their lives.'

'How will we pay for her college.'

Beggar's sign: 'children at university.'

"The kids are in college. . . what are we going to do with ourselves?"

"It was great seeing you – we'll have to have you two over once the kids have grown up and left for college."

"Looks like the kids have gone off to college. Let's grab a few years alone in the house before they decide to return."

"After Joey left, George was keen to convert his room into an office."