When the tears and time come too quickly

I spoke too fast.      Maybe I was simply defensive.      Husband was so sure the answer was, “Yes.” I wouldn’t be surprised to discover the family was placing bets on the “when?”      The question was simple.      “Did you cry?”      Who, me? I resemble that reputation Me, who has the reputation in this family of being the crier?      Especially at the milestones.      Like the time I cried when I took our daughters to get their

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Flight Crew Throws Impromptu Graduation Ceremony For College Athlete Passengers

Not the graduation ceremony these students were planning, yet one they will never forget A canceled graduation ceremony is just one of the huge disappointments students across the world are facing. Still, it’s a huge loss for a young person who has worked most their life to put on the cap and gown and walk down the aisle to applause and celebration. That’s what some seniors from Briercrest College were facing as they boarded a WestJet airplane Monday. The women’s

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Recent Cornell Graduate Travels 7,000 Miles Across The US To Surprise His College Friends

Because no one can take the place of your college friends It hasn’t been that long since Lionel Chambers and his college friends graduated from Cornell University. But, it’s been long enough to get a taste of the real world, of working 9-5, of not getting to see and hang out with your favorite people everyday. He explains that one of the wonderful things about going to a school like Cornell was meeting and becoming friends with students from all

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Hungry College Students Get Some Kind Relief With Leftover Meal Passes At University of Minnesota

Anyone who has a college student or is a college student can tell you meal plans are a hard fit. You might have too many meals on your plan. Or you might not have enough. Starving student is not just a catchy phrase. Not in this day and age with skyrocketing tuition and living costs. Some students are literally going hungry. Meanwhile, many students purchased meal plans that carry more meals than they need or have the time to use.

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Something Heartbreaking Is Happening Behind My Daughter’s Bedroom Door

Something unbelievable is happening in my daughter’s bedroom. Behind a closed door. I know what she’s doing in there. Something big. Something heartbreaking. Something totally expected. Daughter is packing for college. I want to run in there 1,425 times an hour. “Have you thought about…?” “Have you considered…?” I stop myself mid-knock outside her door. I’m determined not to be that parent. Have you seen them? There is a special Facebook page for parents of students going to the same

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Faith Hill Turns Geeky Mom As She Takes Her Daughter To College

Yeah, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw are old enough to have a daughter going off to college. Now that you feel old, get ready to smile. She didn’t share where her daughter, Maggie, is going to school, but Hill did post a video on her Instagram page showing a glimpse of the car ride to drop her daughter off. Together they’re jamming to Taylor Swift‘s song, “Bad Blood.” Day 1: #BadBlood singalong w/ Maggie on the way to college! @taylorswift

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