Letter to son going to college

When I hear of a parent who takes the time to compose a heartfelt missive to their college student, I'm reminded it's time to write a letter.

I will do it. I will say goodbye. I will let him go off into this big world and make a life for himself. Please don’t tell me it'll be fine.

iReporter Deborah Mitchell writes a letter to her son as he leaves for college.

A birthday love letter to my little boy.

(For those with quiet empty nests, here’s a letter I wrote to my son years ago.) What do you mean you mailed a college application? Get back down on the floor and play with some Legos. Do you…

I dropped my son off for his first day of college today. I have some thoughts. #college #freshman

Dear Son, I know you don’t have a lot of patience for things like “Heartfelt Advice As You Head Off to College” letters, so I’m gonna keep this brief and...

Going away to college can be quite stressful for boys. There are many things they need to stay focused on and need to grow up very quickly about different life lessons. I will share tips from my son, a senior in college, this fall in this post. He sat with me to give his advice on various areas for incoming freshman or transfer students. Feel free to share them with your child or friends that are going away for the first time.

Nothing beats a mother's love. Show your son some affection in these letter to son examples provided in this post.

Here are 20+ examples of what to write in a card to your son or daughter when you send them off to college. Some of these messages are heartfelt, while others are humorous.