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How did it get late so soon?
It’s night before it’s afternoon.
December is here before it’s June.
My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?
~ Dr. Seuss
…..and How did my child grow up so soon?
Next week approximately six million students will be starting College and about six million mothers will be in some stage of meltdown.
Left to Right: Maria, Christina, Natasha
I am one of those six million moms: my oldest daughter Natasha just graduated from High School and will be leaving for College tomorrow. That is why we have invented new words to the famous Cup Song from Pitch Perfect as a Good Bye present for ALL College Freshmen and to comfort all those parents out there, who’s hearts are heavy tonight.
Natasha will be studying violin performance at Northern Arizona University, and I am so proud of her. Even though she is staying in Arizona and the university is only a few hours away, her leaving still feels like a loss. Deep down inside we all know our kids are really leaving home, and our relationship with them will never be the same. We have to give up our “Superpower” as parents and allow them to spread their wings and fly, kind of like The Little Mermaid had to give up her voice for love.
I am thinking of the song “Slipping Through My Fingers” from the movie Mama Mia…here are some of the lyrics:
Schoolbag in hand, she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile.
Slipping through my fingers all the time
I try to capture every minute.
Each time I think I’m close to knowing
She keeps on growing
Slipping through my fingers all the time.
Sometimes I wish that I could freeze the picture
And save it from the funny tricks of time
Slipping through my fingers
Slipping through my fingers all the time.
Schoolbag in hand she leaves home in the early morning
Waving goodbye with an absent-minded smile.
How did it get late so soon?
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