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" Just as you begin to settle into the groove of college life, you&amp;#039;re faced with something even more difficult than learning to sort your laundry by color: your first trip home for Thanksgiving break.  But fear not, Thanksgiving break doesn&amp;#039;t have to be an unpleasant experience. Read more for tips on how to return home:  1. Discretion: Remember in high school, when you would entertain your parentals with a rundown of all the funniest things your friends said or did over dinner? Now that you&amp;#039;re in college, this may not be the best idea. Many of your best anecdotes will be your most scandalous. While I fully advocate an open relationship between parents and their children, there is such a thing as oversharing. See Facebook for more details.   2. Curfew: You&amp;#039;re probably used to staying out as late as you want at school, but it&amp;#039;s likely that your folks won&amp;#039;t be thrilled to find you breezing in at 3 A.M. Whether or not you had a curfew throughout high school, it would probably be a good idea to sit your parents down to discuss some new rules. The key to this conversation is to remain calm and not turn it into a &amp;quot;whatever, I&amp;#039;m an adult now and I&amp;#039;ll do what I want&amp;quot; argument.   3. Old friends: It&amp;#039;s easy to forget that a world exists outside your college campus and circle of friends. When you&amp;#039;re home, you&amp;#039;ll probably be tempted to talk on and on about campus gossip: the hottest guys at school, the craziest couplings and the most notorious party girls. Unfortunately, all this will do is make your high school friends feel like they can&amp;#039;t relate to you. Instead, only talk about things that will be of interest to them: tell them a little about your own experiences, the boy you&amp;#039;re crushing on, the crazy things your roomie does, maybe even one or two stories about your most outrageous college nights.  4. Follow the rules: You may not have to make your bed or do the dishes now that you&amp;#039;re on your own, but those rules still apply at home. Be a doll (and show those parents some gratitude for spoiling you for the duration of break) and follow the rules. Set the table without putting up a fight, don&amp;#039;t leave your books lying around the house and do your own laundry. It&amp;#039;s only five days, and you&amp;#039;ll be back to freedom before you can say &amp;quot;But I don&amp;#039;t want to bring in the garbage cans!&amp;quot;  5. Returning to school: Once you get used to being back at home, leaving is almost as hard as coming back once seemed. To make the transition easier, stock up on nonperishable snacks from home (holiday cookies are a fab idea... and they&amp;#039;ll make you the most popular girl in your dorm!). Swapping your fall clothes for winter staples is also a great plan, especially if you go to school in a town that has unpredictable or cold weather. Arrange a potluck get-together with your college besties for the night you get back to campus. Sit around and have a second Thanksgiving dinner with your college friends - after all, this is your home for the next four years. Fo more helpful tips, visit CollegeCandy.com. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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