My DS was a student in London and we live on the outskirts, so he lived at home in his final year, but maintained an active social life either sofa-surfing or arriving home in the early hours by night bus or the first morning train.
He's now graduated, but many of his friends are still students in London, so he sees them regularly. He has also started a full time graduate-scheme job, which is also very sociable.
When I was at that stage of life I moved to London not knowing anyone, so my social life was confined to work. In any case, pubs shut at 11 and clubs (which I rarely went to) shut at 2. I had to be in the office each day, so was up early.
In contrast, my son has the option to work at home, usually 2 days a week or sometimes 3. On these days he rolls out of bed shortly before 9 and puts a shirt on over his pj bottoms. This morning, he arrived home from a sofa-surf at 7.15am, went to bed for an hour, then started work.
I'm obviously worried this isn't sustainable. He's had a gentle start at work, but it's going to get busy, and he will have professional exams. He's generally sensible, so I'm hoping he will make the right decisions going forward, but at 21 he probably feels indestructible.
How did your DC's navigate this transition from student to professional? Hopefully successfully in most cases, so you can reassure me. 🙂