My dear little one is 18, joined the army last summer, in college, in a Sorority and OMG prayers are needed for the next few years. All I can say is I remember when I was.. and that helped me a whole bunch understand why I was so STUPID, didnt know ANYTHING, why the boys.. uh you know.. love them sooo much and its not like THAT AT ALL.. yeah I remember those days. I say aside from those prayers buy yourself some good tea, beautiful fabric, a stack of great books because they will help you with patience when patience is so hard to be found.