Nicely said Sherelle. I have this plaque at the bottom of my stairs that says:
"There are two things you should give your children .... One of them is
roots and the other is wings."
Sounds like you did just that. :-)
When my granddaughter comes over she sleeps in my daughters room. Glad I
didn't turn that room into something else!
As ever,
Heather
At 10:30 PM 9/20/01 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>Hi Suze (your old friend here),
>My daughter is twenty-three and I had to shut the door to her room for two
>weeks before I could get used to her not being around. My advice to you is to
>not be afraid to cry for that which is being left behind. After you have
>gotten it out of your system, start feeling hopeful for what is to come. It
>will be a completely different, but just as wonderful experience.
>
>The goal that we have as parents is to get our children to a place in life
>where they become self-sufficient and able to take care of themselves.
>Graduating from high school is just one of those steps we need to help our
>children take. My happiest moment was the day my daughter, April graduated
>from college, the first in our family to attain a four year degree. It was my
>happiest moment because I knew she had the tools of survival. I knew there
>were no guarantees, but at least she had a fighting chance. My second
>proudest moment was when she started her first day as a junior engineer for a
>technology company.
>
>So go ahead and cry on their graduation day, but also be proud of what you
>and your husband have helped them to accomplish. Hope this helps.
>
>Sherelle
>NP-In my head, The Circle Game (And the seasons, they go round and round and
>the painted pony goes up and down....)
>
>In a message dated 09/20/2001 5:36:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>writes:
>
>
> > Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:57:33 -0400
> > From: "Suze Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Subject: Re: NJC Re: seasons go round VLJC
> >
> > Hi Diane,
> >
> > I was thinking of how you were doing with this having spoken about it in
> > June. I get all teary-eyed thinking of when my girls go off on their own
> > two years from now. What will be hard is their graduation as my
> husband is
> > on the school board and hands out the diplomas and I am their advisor and
> > have to give a speech. Don't know how I will get through it without a big
> > boo-hoo (attemping Joni content).
> >
> > Advice from other listers?
