We think that celebrities live rarified lives, but dropping your kids off at college is a moment for regular folks and celebrities alike. A peak at some celebrity Instagram accounts reveals that they are super proud of their kids but as with any parent, this milestone is bittersweet for them. They too give their kids the "you got this" pep talk, that all kids need to hear and just like us, they are shocked by the passage of time. Celebrity Parents Move Their Teens to College Kelly Ripa and ... View the Post
Celebrities Dropping Their Kids Off At College; They’re Just Like Us
18 Important Lessons I Learned at College Drop-Off
College drop-off, it turns out, is not for the feint of heart. When we finally got to that point in the day, I held my son tightly and told him I loved him, I'm proud of him, then walked away with fake confidence. I cried all the way home. It was ugly and I'm pretty sure the flight attendants thought someone had died. I wasn't crying because I was sad. I was crying because I was happy for him. We did it!!! He was happy and I was sure he was going to thrive in his new home. In part, I was ... View the Post
Kiss Your Mom Goodbye
It's the 20th year of this wonderful tradition that can warm any mom's heart. Bishop Kelly High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma kicked off the school year by doing something a bit different. Each year for the past two decades incoming 9th graders are welcomed to their new school by cheering crowds of screaming seniors. As they approach the school, readying to get out of their parent's cars, their new schoolmates insist they kiss their mothers goodby before embarking on their first day of high ... View the Post
Buble’s “Forever Now” Has Us in Tears; It’s Our Anthem Grown and Flown Parents
Young mommies, we love you. We were you and in the blink of an eye, you will be us. But, just so you know, Michael Buble’s song “Forever Now” is OUR song. If it’s a gut punch for anyone right now, and boy is it ever, it’s us here at Grown and Flown who are in the thick of preparing to pack our kids up and send them off. The video has recently gone viral and as of today has almost three and a half million views. The song hits you right there, but so does the video and together, well, a ... View the Post
Seven Surprising Financial Issues to Think About Before Your Teen Goes to College
This post is sponsored by Liberty Mutual Insurance, but the opinions expressed are our own. When we have children, we realize that raising them will be expensive, but perhaps we don’t realize exactly how costly they can get. We are more than willing, in fact we are delighted, to invest in their future, but how do we do that while at the same time protecting the financial stability of our family unit? To help answer that question, we asked a group of over 125,000 parents what financial ... View the Post
My Teens Are Horrible At Making Plans, And I Just Don’t Get It
My son asked if he could go to the town fair this weekend with his friends on a Monday. The idea was that he'd get dropped off at a friend's house so a bunch of them could go to the fair together on Saturday for a few hours. First, let me tell you I am very glad I have reached the years where my kids can go to the fair without me because, no thank you, I'm all set. Why Can't Teens Just Make a Plan? But more importantly, this was good news because they had five days, five days, to come ... View the Post