<p>okay, i confess, i tried to “like” you again (new cc way to show appreciation), but i was told i need to spread more good reputation around before i can “like” you again.</p>
<p>just want you to know that I would give you 1,000 green boxes for all of your posts.</p>
<p>i think we need to add a “love” button for special posts like yours. Instead of green boxes, they would be bright red hearts!</p>
<p>is anyone in cc policy world out there? can we create a sunrise “love” button!</p>
<p>Sunrise - You happy news made my day!</p>
<p>Congratulations to the sunriseeast family!</p>
<p>Sunrise and HaveHope~I just want to add my support and encouragement to both of you. Words can be incredibly inadequate at times, though sunrise, you are certainly a master of words-but I join in with the many whose lives you have impacted and who are cheering for you from the sidelines.</p>
<p>HaveHope- Thinking about you and your family this evening, and wishing you a good week!</p>
<p>Sunrise, that is wonderful news!</p>
<p>sunrise, That’s fantastic news! S1 must be truly extraordinary, like his parents. You started this thread out of concern for your sons, and now you can feel confident that they are ready to do well in life.</p>
<p>edited to add: sunrise and HaveHope, I gave you both this new reputation thing. I wish I could do more for you.</p>
<p>Wonderful news, Sunrise! We are all cheering for S1, and for the wonderful parents who gave him a foundation for success. Truly, whatever happens, you will live on in him and your precious S2.</p>
<p>The sweetest news is just like this…knowing your son has the emotional intelligence to master the daunting aspects of multiple job seeking efforts and screening interviews. Gee wonder where he got this amount of backbone and insight at his age? 
glad I turned on my computer to check in at this late hour. Your good news is not boasting…it is sharing something good with all of us who also parent sons and daughters finding their ways. I taught my eldest son who now 26 that the secret reduction short version of mental health is to have “a good opinion of yourself and a high opinion of others.” Surprisingly, I saw this outlook see him through a good first job, a difficult second job, and a turbulent job search and the securing of a third post grad job. The other night I heard him refer to the people at the difficult former job place with his usual praise and accuracy and fairness…just as he is now embracing his new job and his new work place cohorts.<br>
I am sure your son possesses this secret along with perspective, vision, and work ethic. You have helped him see the world accurately, fairly and positively. May the workplace ahead of him also provide him with fine mentors and adults who are great lights in his life. As parents we are irreplaceable and forever for our adult children, but may all of our children meet up with fine, principled, talented adults in their future work places. </p>
<p>So happy for you, mother to mother.</p>
<p>Congrats to your son! It is a real relief to know your child has a professional job related to his interests once he gets his degree. Just because a child is gifted and/or has great potential it doesn’t mean they will make anything of it. It is so nice when they prove they can do something in the adult world, not just be expected to do so someday.</p>
<p>Everyone- remember the thread title and beginning post. This is what it is all about- making sure kids keep progressing despite what is going bad for the parents. </p>
<p>Sunrise, you have been able to help your kids despite your long, hard journey. So nice you have this to be proud of- especially in the current tough job market. One less worry about your sons’ futures. Enjoy the moment.</p>
<p>Congratulations to your son. I work in software, and am intimately aware of the hiring situation. It’s an industry hungry for talent, and starved for emotional maturity beyond sheer intellectual prowess - although intelligence is the have to have. Your boy has made a decision that will serve him well for his whole life. You can feel comfortable that this path can help take care of him over time.</p>
<p>Cheers to S1 and best wishes to sunrise. Please:self publish!</p>
<p>And after the book…MOVIE!!! Sunrise–who should play you?</p>
<p>So happy for your son and your family. That is great news. </p>
<p>Self-publishing can be a good option. You may have already mentioned this, but I wonder if you have considered the possibility of writing a guide to navigating a serious diagnosis, the medical system, family and friends, and research options, when the time is right. You are able to have a rare, informed, pro-active perspective that could help others enormously. Even a brochure with a focus on this empowerment could be transformative in bridging gaps and a huge gift for many who face illness without these tools. </p>
<p>Best to all.</p>
<p>Wonderful news Sunrise!!! Please self publish!!</p>
<p>So glad to hear the news and especially for the great happiness and joy it’s given to you.</p>
<p>As for a book, there are self published or small publisher books that have made the transition to a larger audience - you never know. While it’s true what you say about autobiographies, even the compelling, well written ones, there are always exceptions. You can always tell them that you DO have a platform and a built in audience ;)</p>
<p>Thinking of you, your H and your family.</p>
<p>Wow, sunrise, this is truly great news! S1 - almost launched. Please don’t feel even a tiny bit guilty about needing to “brag” - we <em>want</em> to hear from you. That’s what friends are for, to be your supporting shoulder when you feel down and to celebrate with you when you have something happy to share.</p>
<p>Wonderful news! I’m so happy for him and you.</p>
<p>Yay for your happy news, sunrise!</p>
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<p>Excellent idea! There was just a CBS Sunday Morning segment on that. It didn’t look too hard, or too expensive either! (at least, that’s how they made it seem)</p>
<p>[The</a> rise of self-publishing - CBS News Video](<a href=“http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50136686n]The”>http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50136686n)</p>