1st Day of School (go back »)

My 19 year old is going to college tomorrow..........for the first time. After HS she decided to take it easy for awhile. Grabbed a Part time job here and there and basically mooched off everyone. She finally passed he road test in June and dummy me, leased a new car for her. I felt it was a beeter idea considering if it was used there might be problems. Anyway 2378 miles later she was in her first accident. She pulled out of a parking lot and was broadsided by another car. Not a terrible accident and thankfully she wasn't hurt, but in the rain and the cold a great epiphany occurred.

We got home, she had a good cry and made a conscious decision to change her life. A couple of days later we were registering for Community College, she took a math placement test and went to Staples to get notebooks. I have an older daughter that is in her senior year now. She's a B+ student that wants to teach Biology. She's captain of her college Softball team and hit .517 last year. Even with all that and the pride I feel for her, I don't think I'll ever be as proud of my kids as I am today. The little one has made great strides and even if she fails, she has a new outlook on life.

I'm a lucky Dad.