1. Bubble baths

I will never understand why we go through this stage of not taking bubble baths. It’s like between elementary school and college, bubble baths are socially unacceptable. Bubble baths are so underrated.

2. Family Dinners

Not only do you become “home-cooked-meal deprived”, the whole act of sitting down together to share a meal would be a dream come true. Some days between work and classes you may not have a single meaningful encounter. Having some quality time at the end of the day is something you took for granted all those years.

3. Hugs

Being away from family leads to a lack of hugs. You never realize how badly you could use a hug until your mom embraces you for the first time in weeks.

4. Family Game Nights

After a long week of classes, nothing sounds better than laughing until you cry during BS and trying to convince the family that you’re not bad at Monopoly, it’s just rigged.

5. Naps

At five years old fighting sleep was what you did for fun. Now, it has become a lifestyle and you’d do anything for an hour power nap each afternoon.

6. “How was your day?”

Every single day, like clockwork, the “how was your day, sweetie”, “good” conversation was nothing more than reflex. Now, when someone takes the time to ask about your day, it becomes a chance to unload every single thought and feeling that you experienced that day.

7. Reminders to eat

Ever realized at one o’clock in the morning that you literally forgot to eat that day? We’ve all been there… way too often. Even though your mom’s incessant nagging about remembering to eat drove you insane in high school, now it could really come in handy.

8. “Do you want to go _____ with me?”

Whether it was the bank, Grandma’s house, or the grocery store, going with your mom anywhere always seemed like a drag. Now, whenever I’m home I hitch a ride with my mom everywhere and beg her to go with on errands. Who knew grocery shopping could get lonely?

9. Being told to go to bed

For some reason, two AM seems to sneak up a lot faster these days. I would give just about anything to have those annoying nightly reminders to get some sleep.

10. Real breakfast

College has replaced breakfast with a coffee to-go and inhaling a bagel on your ride to class, or slurping down a bowl of cereal in the bathroom during your morning routine. It’s crazy to think that at one point in our lives sitting down at the table together to a stack of pancakes was actually a thing.