Posted by fallsfall on August 26, 2003, at 8:32:57
In reply to Tabitha and FallsFall, posted by Temmie on August 26, 2003, at 7:34:04
I think you sound like a great mother. You acknowledged that he is an adult, and that you can't follow him around and make sure he does the right thing. You gave him some advice to keep him safer (though they don't appear to hear these things, I find that they do hear, and they do follow the things we say). You didn't make him feel like a 10 year old, but you got your point across. Your "weepy" reference sounds perfect - the way my therapist will hit on something that I wasn't really aware of. I'd say he is a lucky kid, and that you've done really well.
It is hard to drop them off at college and drive away. Very hard.
I will drop my son off this afternoon at the Army Recruiting station. He leaves for Basic Training. He signed on for 6 years. He's doing Satellite Communication - that should be good. He's very excited. He won't even have a computer for at least 9 weeks. This is hard, too.
3rd grade!! All 3 of my kids had the same teacher for 3rd and 4th grade (combined classroom). She was the absolute best. What a great age. Enjoy them.
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