Heaton: Top Ten Things Students Shouldn’t Ask Parents in the First Month of College

1. Could you send more Febreze and Clorox Wipes? Make that lots of Wipes.

Fabreze

2. I decided to drop Organic Chem. Did you know bartenders make as much as pharmacists?

Pharm

3. My elective, The 60s Experience, is taking a field trip. Is it okay if I spend Thanksgiving in Colorado?

4. How do I delete Snapchat, Tumblr, Twitter and Vine?

5. Do you know how many trees are cut down each year to make textbooks?

6. Can you forward Robert Shapiro’s mobile number?

7. What is the statute of limitations in this state?

8. Ever thought about what you would like for your grandchildren to call you?

9. Do you think tramp-stamps are tacky?

Trampstamp

10. Would you like to have another dog?

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BlessYourHeartTim Heaton is a HottyToddy.com contributor and can be reached at tim.h.heaton@gmail.com. His new book, “Bless Your Heart, You Freakin’ Idiot: Southern Sayings Translated” is available on Amazon as well as “Momma n’ Em Said: The Treasury of Southern Sayings.”

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