Well it is that time again when another one of my kids, is making her way through her "Senior Year." As hard as it is on her to tolerate another year of high school, I think it is just as hard on us to prepare for her departure.
I really don't want to sound like the overly sentimental parent, but the one thing that I know for sure is that there is no going back. I always think of the final song in "Grease" as the kids dance and mistakenly sing "we will always be together." That fact that this is not true but they believe it is , is kind of sad.
But just like the mother bear, there comes a time to take the cubs out, chase them up a tree and to disappear into the distance. As hard as it is to do, I do realize that it must be done and this just may be the biggest gift you ever give you kids. The right to their own life.
We have done the best we could and I hope it was enough.
Teddy
