<p>OMG, I’ve known for 20+ years that in 2011 my son would graduate college and I would turn 50 the same month. He’s a relatively young graduate, as he started kindergarten when he was not yet 5, so he’s only 21 now.</p>
<p>Well, both happened last month. And the BEST part is that he’s got a FULL time job with benefits and an affordable place to stay in Manhattan for the next year. My brother is cutting him a break on the rent for the studio apt I subletted from him for my son’s last year at NYU. He’s been working part time at this place since January. </p>
<p>I’ve decided to keep him on my health insurance but he’s buying his own dental/vision coverage as mine sucks and costs more.</p>
<p>I went to Manhattan a few weeks ago to see my son and brother for the first time since August 2009. My son worked thru summer and xmas breaks so he hasn’t been home to Philly in almost 2 years.</p>
<p>He asked me what he’s supposed to do with his free time!!! I said, well it’s summer and you never went to school then anyway. Wait until it really hits him in September when he’s not going to school for the first time in 17 years. Now he can read whatever books HE wants to </p>
<p>I am so proud of him. It seems like only yesterday that I was his age.</p>
<p>Congratulations, Sue!!! DS graduated last week, and is now working fulltime, too, at a job he started parttime several month ago. He called last night to ask for some input on which choices to make in his benefits package, and we are excited to be $2000 a year richer by taking DS and DD off our health insurance!!!</p>
<p>Sueinphilly, congratulations! I remember when I first came on CC, you were so helpful to me in navigating the ins and out of NYU. You must be very proud. I hope my daughter is as lucky as your son. She started having anxiety about her senior year and the possible dismal job prospect after graduation.
Did he get a job in a his filed of study?</p>
<p>Great news! Congratulations to you and your son…you have a lot to be proud of! Our recent grad will be starting a new job next week and we are thrilled too. Enjoy!</p>
<p>Congratulations! With all the bad news being posted about recent grads it’s nice to hear such a good story. A '12 and a '13 here and we’re already biting our fingernails. It sounds like a dream to take them off the insurance - wow.</p>
<p>I really hope that my daughter will be able to get a job (History Teacher) in her field and will be able to live on her own after she graduates. I try not to worry about it, because worry never does anyone any good. She will be a college junior next fall.</p>
<p>he has a degree with a double major in history and politics. His job is for a tech company that sells advertising that is embedded in mobile apps. So while his job is not in his field of study, he is using his communication and writing skills. He tell him he would make a great politician because he can lie and spend other people’s money! He’d also make a great speech writer. I honestly don’t care what he’s doing. He’s off the parental payroll except for me keeping him on my health care (which he can get thru his job, but I’m keeping him on mine for at least the rest of this year) and cell phone plan.</p>
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