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Pastimes : Let's Talk About Our Feelings!!!

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To: The Philosopher who wrote (55521)9/20/1999 9:01:00 PM
From: mph  Read Replies (1) of 108807
 
Chris:

I know it must be very difficult to face the empty nest,
but this is an important time for the whole family.

I have no children, but vividly remember when I
left home for college. It was one of the most exciting
days of my life.

I realize that your daughters may be shy and suffer
from homesickness at first, but I firmly believe that
going away to school is the very best way to really
appreciate the college experience. My nephew is living
at home and going to a JC. I wish that he could have
the experience his mother and I had when we went away to
a four year college. There's nothing like it! It's also
good for helping students to be more responsible for taking care of themselves.

So, look at it from the positive perspective that it
will provide an invaluable growth experience for your daughters. Your time together on breaks will be that
much better.

In the meantime, you and your wife have a chance to get
in touch with yourselves as a couple, rather than mom and dad. Not a bad thing either.

And if you leave a few tears on the pillow----that makes you a kind and sensitive man in my book, and a father your girls can surely look up to.

mph
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