My dad came to drink with me once in college. He never went, and we share a birthday. So he came up for my 21st. It was super fun. He got to see what college l

My dad came to drink with me once in college. He never went, and we share a birthday. So he came up for my 21st. It was super fun. He got to see what college life was like, and I got to see what he was like as a friend instead of just parent. The problem is that a lot of folks just use these kinds of weekends as a way to either relive their glory days or live vicariously through their children. I have worked in colleges and universities for a few decades now, and this phenomena is growing because more parents have gone to college than in prior decades. It's very, very, very cringeworthy. The amount of second hand embarrassment I feel after these weekends is enormous.