I just moved my daughter out of her freshman year college dorm. Here's everything I wish I'd known ahead of her first year.

The author (right) moved her daughter (left) out of her freshman year dorm. Courtesy of VaNessa Duplessie I recently moved my daughter out of her college freshman dorm. I realized a lot of the items I bought for her dorm, she didn't even use. I also learned that we both grew a lot during her freshman year. When I helped my daughter move into her UCLA dorm last fall, I thought I had prepared for everything. From planned tuition payments to dorm "necessities" and a well-stocked first-aid kit,...