Hey, United States:
Wise up here
I discover an "interesting perspective on the deep priorities of existence" here ...
This story affected me personally as a professor and mama:
A mom I know once told me that her son, impatient to evade her attentions on the day he was delivered to college, whispered to her, "DING! Your child is done!" as he disappeared into a flock of freshmen.
Read more ... here
I always thought I was a groupie but, no, it's more like "suck-up behavior."
And, finally: "I didn’t want to scare my family so I added 10 years to my life in the above obituary," says Danny as he shares his interesting perspective on the deep priorities of existence.
Hi Tamar - thank you for linking to my "short and sweet" message! :-) Cheers, Koan
Posted by: Koan Bremner | August 27, 2005 at 11:58 AM
Tamar: I loved the post to which you linked, written by the Mom taking her daughter to college. It inspired me to write a piece reflecting on this and other transitions we parents deal with as our children grow into adulthood.
Mark
Posted by: Mark Daniels | August 27, 2005 at 06:13 PM
Hi Koan,
Some messages may be short but they are oh so sweet!
Mark,
I was at our University Bookstore yesterday and saw books called Letting Go:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0060521260/qid=1125228362/sr=8-1/ref=pd_bbs_1/104-8827667-8062347?v=glance&s=books&n=507846
that seem to speak to what you were inspired to write about!
Posted by: Tamar | August 28, 2005 at 07:27 AM