No matter if your house is near or far, going home to see your family is always a refreshing change from the fast pace of college life. Some of us get to go home more often than others. Some of us have to travel farther than others. And some of us look forward to seeing our family more than others. But no matter the situation, every college student returns to college feeling a little bit more whole than they did before visiting their family. Every family member that you get to reconnect with is important but there’s one who tends to be a little more welcoming than the rest: Mom.
Mom is typically the one who will do your laundry when you return home. She knows how lazy her child is and she knows that one of the main reasons you come home is so that you can get a free load of washing. She even goes the extra mile and folds them for you when they come out of the wash. She may not enjoy doing extra laundry for you but she is always willing because she missed you while you were away. Doing one load of laundry for you is her way of showing that she is still there for you when you need her and that she cares about your wellbeing.
Home cooked meals are another large part of why college kids visit their families and in most cases, your mom is the one who prepares these meals. College meal plans are great for the convenience but no one can love them forever. There’s just something about a home cooked meal that cannot be replaced by dining hall fluff. Sometimes your mom will even ask you ahead of time what you want for dinner when you come home because she knows that there’s probably something that you miss having. She cares so much about you that she is willing to cook for hours just to give you your favorite meal in your favorite place.
The greatest thing about coming home and seeing your mom is not the free food or laundry, but it is the feeling of love and acceptance that she continuously gives you when you return. There will be hugs and smiles, maybe even some happy tears. She will ask you endless questions about how college is going. She will take you shopping and she will sit on the couch and just watch TV with you. There may be some nagging or some arguments but at the end of the day, she is so happy to see you return that these arguments don’t matter. She’s happy that her baby is home safe again and she wants to spend as much time with you as possible. Seeing the rest of your family is great. But there’s something about seeing your mom that makes the whole world right again. It refills you with an energy that you didn’t even know that you needed. Even if you weren’t looking forward to going home, you will definitely feel a tinge of sadness when you leave because you know that you won’t feel whole again until the next time you return home and are reunited with your mom.
