Tell Endsleigh Insurance what you are most looking forward to when your DC go to uni - £300 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

[EllieMumsnet]

The summer holidays are finally here and many parents are soon to find out where their DCs may be heading off to university. For teenagers and parents alike, this can be very daunting time. However, it’s also a time some parents may have secretly longed for…freedom is on the horizon!

Endsleigh, a UK provider of student insurance, wants to hear from you as parents about what you’ll be enjoying again, and what plans you’ve made once your DDs and DSs fly the nest.

Here’s what Endsleigh had to say: “Leaving for university doesn’t only affect students, but their parents too. We pride ourselves on understanding students’ needs as they prepare for university, and throughout their university careers. With over 50 years’ experience, Endsleigh is the No. 1 student insurance provider and the only one recommended by NUS.

Our cover protects gadgets, watches, contents, bikes, musical instruments and even tuition fees (if the student has to withdraw due to unforeseen circumstances) under one policy—giving students the flexibility to protect the things that matter to them (and you) the most. Endsleigh gives you peace of mind.”

Planning on seeing the world, or moving abroad? Ready to give up washing the sports kit? Converting newly-vacated bedrooms into an office? Or perhaps you just can’t wait to have full control of the tv again!

Whatever you are planning/longing to do when your DCs move into the big wide world of university life, share it on the thread below and you’ll be entered into a prize draw with a chance of winning a £300 voucher of your choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck

MNHQ

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I'm looking forward to going to the fridge or food cupboard for something and it still being there.
Apart from that, nothing. I'll miss him

I'm looking forward to the fridge staying full a bit longer

Dd will be going to uni next month (results permitting!). I'm looking forward to being able to use the bathroom when I want to and not having to search for my missing tweezers/scissors/mascara etc!

Looking forward to enjoying the silence

Although she is only 4 I'll be looking forward to.a tidy house and a lie in!!! But also look forward to seeing what she will do and where uni will take her

looking forward to some relaxing time haha

Long way off for me but it will definitely be not having to do so much washing and ironing!

I will be looking forward to more quality time to concentrate on me and my husband, we got a very long time before our little ones go to university, they are only 4, 2 and 1 years old. When we went to university we had a fantastic time and it was actually where me and my husband met.

Sorry - I know people want to win the £300 but why are people posting when their dcs are only 1 year old? Not on.

To all the parents of littlies, you'll be getting your lie ins long before they go off to uni. You might not be able to get to bed early, but that's a whole different ball game You'll also be able to get time with your dp, go out to the pub etc etc. If your teen is like my teen, the rest of the house will be tidy (apart from the shoe pile in the hall) because they don't really venture out of their rooms.

Don't wish your lives away. You blink and they are about to go off to university and you have no idea where the time went.

I'm putting on a cheery, positive and, obviously, supportive front but I'm dreading it! I love her company, she's a little ray of sunshine and we chat for hours.

I know she'll love uni life though and, as I cultivated these wings of hers, I shall take pride and pleasure in watching her fly.

A benefit to her going? A winter of stews, casseroles and pies, which she hates!

I'm looking forward to hearing about college life these days and to see how it compares to when I was at uni years ago. I'm looking forward to seeing DD (hopefully) flourish into an independent young woman.

At home I'm looking forward to seeing DS's excitement as he gets to move into the bigger bedroom that his sister will be vacating, choose the decor and a new bed . He's always felt hard done by in having the smallest room

When they have all gone to university, I'm looking forward to visiting them! Wherever they may be! (It's years away for us- only very small at the moment!)

I'm looking forwards to seeing them blossom into independent people, especially DS1 who is 19 and has aspergers , associated anxiety and depression & ADHD- he finds social interaction very difficult, but has come such a long way from school refusal and fighting the local authority for any educational provision at all. He's got a conditional acceptance to our local uni, so I can help with public transport at first and I see this as a step on the road to being a grown up. He's got a plan B for the local college for an access to HE course, which would also be great. I do have worries that I'm trying to bury. I'm worried about how busy places will be, but have spoken to disability officers about a quiet place for him to retreat to. I'm also worried about other people and drugs/alcohol because he's on meds, but he's reasonable sensible, even if his filter is a bit squewif.

because he's staying at home from necessity, I can put off the utter desolation I felt when his older sister left home to move 500+ miles away for college. Part of me wants him to leave, at the moment more of me wants him to stay, but I need to work on that. As a single parent, I think it's slightly different to children leaving home and being alone with a partner - that has its own difficulties. Further down the line, I will look forwards to my treats being left alone, not taking things from the fridge and finding them empty. The loo seat always being down. :-)

I had the best time at University myself but my biggest regret is not working hard enough, not understanding the significance of a degree and all it can bring. I was quite immature.
So with my DD, when it is her turn, I will want her to have the best time socially but also work hard.
When the time comes I know I will worry but I will be so proud as she embarks on this adventure.
As others have said, the reduction in many costs will be a big plus!!

Having a bit of peace & quiet

We've got about 9 years to go until this will affect us, but I think we are looking forward to travelling and broadening our horizons a bit. I'll probably volunteer more, maybe join Rock Choir and go to evening classes.

Looking forward to opening the ice cream tub (usually I find it empty).

When my 5 kids are off to Uni I can't wait to have A Empty Washing Machine !! With 5 kids it's non stop washing = whether that's clothes, dishes or actually washing them, it never ends 24/7 !

We're a loooong way of this yet - but I am looking forward to late-night cinema trips, lazy mornings & quiet weekends!
In terms of what I look forward to for my son - it'll be great to see what path he chooses & also to see if he puts the excellent budgeting skills I plan to teach him into practice!!

My eldest DC has just finished his first year at a far flung uni. The summer holidays are LONG (just over 3 months) and whilst we've loved having him home we are definitely looking forward to the peace and quiet come October (and the lower food bills!)

Out of sight - out of mind - bringing hopefully some peace and quiet - then wow long uni holidays

Sighhhhhh, going out whenever I like and being able to go on holiday during term time. Bliss.

When my daughter goes to uni I'll be waiting in anticipation for every time I'm allowed to come up and visit her. I will miss her so much.

Its still a LOOOOONG way off but I'm hoping we'll still feel young enough to go travelling again. I'm hoping that when the kids are older we'll be able to travel with them in school holidays (I mean travelling as opposed to going on holiday) but when they're at uni and beyond we can hopefully go away for a month or two at a time.....