Reply to "Do you really want an answer?"

fenwaysouth10,000+ posts

Midlo Dad,

That is beautiful and so true IMHO!

Last night my wife and I were catching up on her recent college orientation trip with our middle son. Truthfully, I think the orientation is more for the parents than the kids.

One of the orientation speakers (Dr in Psychology) told all the parents that NOW was the time to LET GO, as their young adults will be making their own decisions about friends, classes, activities, etc in the coming weeks. So the next morning, my son's best friend's mother calls him at 6:45am (in his dorm room) after they had been at an all-night orientation party the previous night to remind him he needs to be at a certain orientation activity at 7:30am. The son asks the calling mother...."didn't you hear anything the orientation speaker told you?". She replied...."I did but it doesn't start until this afternoon when I leave (campus) for home."

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