How to be a student

With brief thanks to the Almighty, son has returned to Uni. There are some heavy duty exams on the horizon so I spent a long time creating a ton of home cooked food for him to take back and freeze. On the wish list was "Bolognaise and soup".  I bought a heap of leeks and potatoes for that old favourite.  Son looks puzzled.  "Oh just tomato would be great, thanks."  Grr. So, many hours of slaving over a hot stove later, it was all stacked in the fridge ready to go. Then we had a chat along these lines: 


Son: actually mum, I need a bit more stuff. At chance I could borrow your credit card for a Tesco shop? 


Me: er, well okay. But can you make sure you buy own brands not branded goods? It makes a huge difference to the cost.... 


Son: er wot?  Oh yeah, suuure....(looks disinterested) 


Fast forward several hours. Son has trekked to supermarket and made several phone calls in the process among the lines of "where's the bread?" (same aisle as the eggs) and "can I get any beer?" (no).  He returns home, shoves a ton of food into the fridge and leaves the rest in bags by the back door, ready to go.  I take a little look.  Then I take a closer look.  Then I look at the till receipt.


This is son's idea of buying own-brand goods:- 

I attempt to remonstrate with him.  He looks puzzled, then bored.  I give up.


Some time later, we get an email.  He sends us a link to a video which (he says) is a hugely accurate vignette of student life.  Made us laugh - enjoy!