Angst

Mom interviews her second-year college student who just moved in to her new apartment...out of state. It's August 2020 and the COVID pandemic is on the rise in the United States. Will her daughter be okay? Will her mom be ok?! Listen to find out....

She did it. She grew up and flew…literally! Teen talks about her skydiving experience just two days before moving to an out of state college.  Then teen and mom process what packing looks like the day before leaving for college. It’s ok. Mom does not cry on this one! 

Mom and teen review what it's like to experience a university orientation where students and parents are tracked into separate programs. They also get ready for the three-week countdown of moving teen out and beyond into her new college life!

Countdown to a university orientation begins and teen admits just wanting to be home for the summer. Teen and mom also process the concept of being lost and trusting strangers. 

With graduation coming this week, teen talks about the reality of leaving friends and her summer bucket list. She also wonders how mom deals with technology and how she feels about young people taking action.

Mom and teen daughter discuss everything from AP exams to self-defense, age discrimination to a favorite song, and all under this huge umbrella of senioritis. It's real folks!

With teen graduating in about one month, mom and teen reflect on graduation coming up, why teen enrolled in AP classes, how she made her college decision, and watching her BFF get her first legitimate tattoo. 

Mom and teen discuss the recent admission scandal through a teen's perspective. Mom also discovers the agony of high school life from her daughter. To release some intense reflection, they end on the teen's first adventure of snowboarding.

Teen starts off with a creative question for mom, "Pick a painting you want to live in." Then she regrets asking. They also discuss how teen overcame math, the value of working, and her experience with dead bodies.

Teen asks mom what she would do with $500K and she buckles. They also talk about the pursuit of happiness, using the pronoun "we" in college planning, and how the teen feels about cooking dinner for the family.

Teen asks mom the toughest question about being a parent. Mom also investigates why teen is more connected to dogs than people. They finally analyzed the role of texting - does it have a place in parenting?

Teen and mom talk about how it feels to be uncertain about selecting a major and career when planning for college. They review a comprehensive assessment called YouScience to help identify future career options. "Options" seem to be the theme in this episode. To balance things out, they also talk about the absolute fun (and danger) of moshing. Mom still isn't trying it!

Teen started the podcast this week and asked her mom about her high school boyfriend. They also reflected on the interesting holiday season celebrating two dramatically different cultures (it's funny)! Finally, mom wanted to know how her teen felt about her childhood moving through 11 homes and 7 schools....yikes. 

This week teen and mom talk about parenting with the internet - are parents the main source of information nowadays? Also, with finals are coming up, how can parents support teens through these stressful times? Finally, teen gives mom a run down when she receives her 4th (out of 8) college decision. 

What an amazing first episode as we define what angst is, who has it, and where it comes from. Surprisingly it became a thought-provoking conversation about the dynamic relationship between parent and teen.