Category: college kids
Phone Calls From My College Student are More Than Just Phone Calls
On any given day the phone rings and based on the ringtone, I know it’s Girl, calling from college. When at all possible, I drop everything I’m doing and answer the phone with a happy, sing-song “Hellooooo!” After hellos and how are yous, the phone call flows with tiny inklings into each other’s day. To... Read more »
A Guide to Surviving Your Firstborn’s College Drop-off Day
You’ve survived that dreaded trip (or ten) to Bed, Bath and Beyond. You’ve stocked her with enough cough and cold medicine to cure a preschool. You’ve gotten all the financial aid papers out of the way. And now it’s time. It’s time to take your first born to college. College drop off is emotional, exciting,... Read more »
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Nina Vallone
Neen is a writer by night, a mostly adoring wife and a mom of teenagers by day (and night.) She's on a quest to write about what she talks about: life, love and the pursuit of getting up after falling, repeatedly. Her passion of learning to live a mindful life lead her to teaching mindfulness classes around town. While living in the burbs, she constantly peruses city real estate so that when the kids are off to college, she and hubs can haul ass back down to the city.
2016 Listen To Your Mother Chicago
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Phone Calls From My College Student are More Than Just Phone Calls »
Nina Vallone on You Know NeenPosted October 31, 2018 at 10:51 am -
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My Story From 32 Years Ago - Part One »
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A Guide to Surviving Your Firstborn’s College Drop-off Day »
Nina Vallone on You Know NeenPosted August 13, 2018 at 9:44 pm
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