When I moved out of mom's house I didn't realize that there were a lot of things she did for me that I didn't know how to do. For example, I had to google how to do my first load of laundry because I never had to do my own before. Luckily I knew how to cook but I had never done my own dishes before so I just bought a bunch of paper plates and plastic cups until I learned. 

You never notice the things you don't know until you have to do them yourself and I'm not the only one. Check out what an alarming number of college students can't do on their own. 

Boil an egg: 30%
Make toast 18%
Make a pot of tea 26%
Cook a full English breakfast 43%
Make a spaghetti sauce 48%
Cook a baked potato 30%
Make a bed 23%
Iron a shirt 42%
Do a white wash 44%
Dust a room 31%
Set up a direct debit 44%
Buy a train ticket 23%
Pay a bill 35%
Set up a DVD player 33%
Use a tumble dryer 50%

The lesson to learn here is to love and appreciate your mom. Also, before you go off to college make sure she is either coming with you, close by or teaches you everything she knows! Take notes.