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Learning to Let Go
This week I’m facing probably one of the biggest challenges that I’ll face as a parent, letting my child grow up and make her own decisions. I knew this time would come but a part of me kept thinking I could push it off. That I could keep her (and the rest of them) with me forever. You know, only letting them wander so far and then reeling them back in… Life doesn’t work that way. No matter how much you want to keep your children home and safe, at some point they have to go out and make their own way. And their own mistakes. The only thing you…
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Advice for Miss 17 Upon Her Graduation
For 17 years, you’ve listened to my “Dos” and “Don’ts”. You’ve shrugged me off at times and, at others, you’ve nodded and agreed. I’ve shared my struggles of single motherhood with you. Walking miles in the hot Louisiana sun because I didn’t have a car or the money for a taxi, just to get you from the babysitter’s house. We’ve grown from a team of two to a family of seven. You must of have known that Dad was the man for us, you loved him from the start. So much has happened in the seventeen years that we’ve shared this journey together… A few days ago, I…
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Miss 17 is Going to The Haven
On Saturday, the hubs and I took Miss 17 for a final tour of Lock Haven University before we drop her off for good. This was my husband’s first time seeing the campus, so this trip was more for his sake than for my own. Like I said the first time I wrote about our visit to Lock Haven University, I immediately felt comfortable on the campus and felt like this would be the right place for my daughter. But, more than that, Miss 17 felt at home. This Open House was much more spectacular than the first one that we attended. First of all, there were a lot more…
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Second College Visit: Lock Haven University
Today Miss 16 and I went on a tour of Lock Haven University and we both fell in love. The drive down was fairly uneventful, actually that’s not true ~ I did break out into song and dance during our 2 hour drive. Miss 16 sat quietly staring at me while shaking her head. On the way down we wondered what the campus would be like and if we’d like it. Miss 16 said she hoped it would be something like the scene from Oz ~ that we’d drive through the rain and Emerald City would burst through the haze. Well, it wasn’t Emerald City but it was The Haven.…
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First College Visit: Wilkes University
I took another step towards letting go of Miss 16. We visited Wilkes University today. Commence wailing and moaning. Our appointment was at 1 PM, the admissions rep didn’t meet us until 1:17. I’m the type of person who is early for everything, especially when other people are dependent on me. Needless to say I was slightly peeved and told Miss 16 that we were leaving if our rep didn’t show up by 1:20. It’s not like we just showed up, we had an appointment… Anyway, the rep (along with two of her colleagues) met with us for about 20 or 25 minutes. I took notes while Miss 16 asked and answered questions. …
