Many parents with whom Koslow spoke rented a U-Haul and drove out at the merest mention of a child needing help moving 鈥� no matter how old the child was. One mother, Erika Hoffman of Chapel Hill, N.C., said that between four children in their 20s, she'd done 15 moves 鈥� enthusiastically. "It's a gift of time as well as money and makes me feel as if I still have something to do with their lives," Hoffman said. "My husband and I have toted furniture in trucks, bought mattresses, stocked refrigerators, helped sign up for utilities and cable services, and taken roommates out to dine before we depart."
