<p>Bulldog:</p>
<p>Keep this up and you’ll have to change your name to puppydog.</p>
<p>Yah, your sendoff next week will be tough. Pack plenty of tissues.</p>
<p>On the positive side, I met several parents who have gone through the same experience and they all assured me that the pain will be replaced by pride soon. Funny, that’s the same advice I got from my friends when Buffy told me she “hoped we could still be friends”. They were right.</p>
<p>Take care. I’ll say a special prayer for you and your son.</p>