ME: How’s your daughter?

HE: Well, she’s undergoing a tough transition right now since she’s away from home for the first time.

ME: Really?

HE: Sure, she’s at college. So she’s undergoing a pretty dramatic separation from us. She feels upset a lot of the time, and although she’s making new friends, she often misses home and feels isolated in her new environment.

ME: Wow. She told you all of this?

HE: No, I read about it on her MySpace.