Took a break from our yardwork to watch our last child graduate from high school.
Terry and I have four kids; two his, two mine.
Kevin (mine) graduated in 2008.
Nick (Terry's) graduated in 2009.
Sandy (mine) graduated in 2011.
And finally Lucas (Terry's) graduated today 2014.
Happy, proud, and done... with the natural part of parenting, and the formal societal driven rules of raising of children...
Birthday parties, kindergarten, doctor appointments, imagined (or real) psychological roadblocks, worries and fears, driving like a taxi-cab driver, football, soccer, baseball, sleepovers, drivers-ed, and school pick-ups and drop-offs that never seemed to end.
We've gradually entered a new phase...
Kevin's Asperger's worsenes over time and he stays home, working on computers.
Nick will marry his sweetheart in the fall, and is getting ready to take his dental school entrance exams.
Sandy is taking graphic design courses at the community college, and
Lucas is planning to attend culinary arts school in the fall.
These kids are so busy now...
Tomorrow we'll be back in the yard, working on our own projects, and waiting for them to need us.
Carry on.
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