Move-In Day, Mom Tears, & Millennial Memories

This week on Herm’s House, the moment Herm and Kristin have been talking about for months finally arrives: it’s time to move Layla into college.They recap the drive to Texas, navigating move-in day at Texas State, unloading an entire dorm room into carts that somehow only needed to travel about eight feet, climbing stairs with way too many boxes, and realizing that college dorms apparently believe one outlet is enough for an entire human being.Between assembling furniture, running back out for surge protectors, meeting the roommate, and watching an entirely new chapter of their daughter’s life begin, Herm and Kristin talk honestly about the strange mix of pride, excitement, jealousy, worry, and sadness that comes with dropping your child off and driving away.The conversation then takes a very millennial turn when Layla says her “CD skipped”—despite barely knowing what a CD is. That leads to a trip down memory lane about dial-up internet, LimeWire, rewinding tapes, rolling down windows, hanging up phones, filming things on actual film, and all the phrases younger generations still use without knowing where they came from.And now that Layla is twelve hours away, Kristin faces a brand-new parenting challenge: having Life360 and somehow resisting the urge to ask why her daughter appears to be standing in the middle of a random Texas field.It’s a funny, nostalgic, emotional episode about growing up, letting go, trusting the kids you raised, and learning how to be a parent when your child technically doesn’t need permission anymore.💡 In This EpisodeTaking Layla to Texas State for move-in daySurviving the college dorm unloading processWhy the move-in carts made absolutely no senseDad refusing help from the young college guysSetting up a dorm with approximately one electrical outletAlexa, TVs, mini-fridges, and dorm-room technologyWatching your daughter begin her college experienceThe college experience Herm and Kristin never gotLearning to let your adult child figure things outWhy “your CD skipped” makes absolutely no sense to Gen ZRewinding tapes and VHS moviesRolling down car windowsHanging up actual phonesDial-up internet and the trauma of someone picking up the landlineLimeWire ruining the family computerWhy we still say “film this”Life360 and trying not to stalk your college kidParenting from twelve hours awayGiving kids freedom while still hoping they make good decisionsMissing the college football game — and Herm’s Football MinuteAnnouncing the upcoming Veterans WalkUpcoming Society of BS events⚡ Episode Highlights“Did your CD just skip?”“What makes a CD skip, Layla?”“I don’t think I’ve ever even seen one.”“You literally called the internet.”“I want so badly to text her and ask what she’s doing.”“I have to let her do her thing.”“It feels like chips of my heart are getting taken away.”“She’s going to be fine.”🎙️ Chapters00:00 – Technical Difficulties… Again01:40 – We Dropped Layla Off at College03:00 – Surviving Texas State Move-In Day05:30 – Dorm Rooms, Boxes & Way Too Few Outlets08:00 – Alexa Is Still Connected to the House10:00 – Dinner on the Riverwalk & Extremely Clear Ice12:30 – The College Experience We Never Had15:00 – Dad vs. The College Move-In Crew18:00 – “Your CD Skipped”19:30 – Things Kids Say But Don’t Understand21:00 – Rewind, Roll Up the Window & Hang Up the Phone22:00 – Dial-Up Internet & LimeWire Trauma24:00 – Why Do We Still Say “Film It?”25:00 – Life360 Changes Everything27:00 – Parenting an Adult Child From Afar29:00 – Trusting the Kids You Raised31:00 – Missing Them While Letting Them Grow34:00 – No Herm’s Football Minute This Week35:30 – Veterans Walk Announcement37:00 – Upcoming Society of BS Events39:00 – Dinner Duty & Wrapping Up🎤 Sound Bites“Your CD just skipped.”“You literally called the internet.”“I have to let her do her thing.”“It feels like chips of my heart are getting taken away.”“She’s going to be fine.”“I’m still doing the mom watch.”“You don’t need permission anymore.”“We’re on a new journey.”🔑 KeywordsHerm’s House Podcast, Move-In Day Mom Tears Millennial Memories, college move in, Texas State University, sending daughter to college, college parents, empty nest, parenting adult children, dorm move in, family podcast, parenting podcast, marriage podcast, millennial nostalgia, CD players, dial up internet, LimeWire, landline phones, Life360, letting go as a parent, family transitions, funny family stories, veteran family, husband and wife podcast, Texas road trip, millennial parents🤝 THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORSANCHOR FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC🌐 www.anchorfinancialsolutionsgroup.com📍 2544 E. 10th Street, Tucson, AZ 85716📞 520-620-5320Thank you for supporting Herm’s House Podcast and helping us continue sharing the laughs, family stories, and real-life moments happening inside Herm’s House.📌 Support the ShowIf this episode made you nostalgic—or made you want to check your kid’s Life360:⭐ Leave us a review👍 Like the episode💬 Tell us in the comments:What’s something we still say today that younger generations probably have NO idea where it came from?And for the parents: How did you handle dropping your kid off at college for the first time?Follow @HermsHousePodcast and subscribe so you don’t miss what happens next.Support the show