<p>D is supposed to be on a flight right now for yet another school trip. AA cancelled the flight and booked her on a 5:50 am flight. I will have gotten up at 3 am twice in a 7 day period to put that child on a plane. Maybe the empty nest won’t be so bad!</p>
<p>Counting Down… I think your insight into NMN’s D2 is right on. I was catching up and read the post and thought exactly what you wrote. However, it is hard when you kid isn’t happy and having the kind of experience you want her to have. I, for one, am very proud of her especially because she was undoubtedly successful on the field this past fall. Any chance she’d want to play at transfer school? The point however, she truly recognized she needed more in order to be happy. That is huge growth.</p>
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<p>Yup, I agree, and if my kid were miserable at college I’d be unhappy, too. But instead of kvetching and being miserable, NM’s D did something about it. Big growth and powerful stiff for a young woman who has not always wanted to put herself out there. She can do it!</p>
<p>Northminn—I wholeheartedly agree, for your daughter to know it was not the right place for her and move to correct it is huge. that lesson will live in her in future jobs, relationships, etc where she needs to move on. very mature…</p>
<p>missypie—reading your post about your s doing better than expected socially, made me wonder, do we grow in imbalanced ways? maybe he was exerting energy to develop socially and more focused on that…don’t get me wrong, this is irrelevant to the school’s lack of support but just something about brain development that is intriguing to me.</p>
<p>Moda–love the boat trip…</p>
<p>thanks you guys for the congrats. an amazing extra is that s’s scholarship will cover his study abroad experience too. I am so grateful–as a single mom that is a godsend.</p>
<p>Warning: Early morning rant (I got up at 5:30) </p>
<p>I belong to a great Book Club that meets monthly if different members’ homes. Today I’m hosting. Usually we get about 8 - 10 women. For whatever reason *, I have 15 women arriving in 2 hours. I need an auditorium or lecture hall! Yikes! I’m sort of thinking I should have more food, but …</p>
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<p>^^^ T minus 1 hour and now I’m up to 16 …</p>
<p>Yikes! You meet in the morning!?!?! Good luck! You will be fine! Everyone must really like the book or your food! What did you read this month?</p>
<p>If it weren’t morning i’d suggest popcorn! I hosted my group last week, the book was Omnivore’s Dilemma. I served local cheeses (easier said than done in Ohio!) and Trader Joes olive oil popcorn - they ate 3 huge bowls!</p>
<p>Moda a nd counting down are entirely correct. these lessons teach them along the way and are invaluable although difficult. Its good to know she has a head on her shoulders gives you faith for the future.
good luck withthe book club youmust be a popular place.
My D is looking for a job and an internship. she has some bites. I would like to know what the summer plan is, but wont for a bit.
I am up and about although limited. good to get out. start radiation next week. I have been clothes shopping. I was lurking on the dressing thread, although I am older, I think I will wear what I want as long as its tasteful. even leggings. but I have always erred on the conservative side. so I wont look hideous. I have lost a great deal of weight so I am going to enjoy it. Ihope I didnt hijack.</p>
<p>^^Not a chance of a hijack, DTE. I’m glad you’ll be able to enjoy your clothes shopping. Have fun!!</p>
<p>DTE, if you’re thinking about clothes shopping, you must be feeling a bit better!</p>
<p>Got a call at 11:30 last night (while fast asleep) that the 5:50 am flight for D had also been cancelled. They put her on a late American Eagle flight with a stop in Little Rock. I asked if there was an earlier flight and a direct flight. They put her on a later but direct flight. Then I got on the computer and found that AA had room on the 8:10 am flight and called and got D on that one. That means that the first guy I talked to actually lied to me when I asked if there was an earlier flight. I was so uncertain about everything by then that I could not rest until I got the email confirmation - was in bed with my Blackberry in hand, and I got the confirmation at 2:30 am - up at 4:30 to get D off. </p>
<p>Other than last year when I was laying awake in the dorm at the bottom of the Grand Canyon wondering if the strangers in the bunk around me were serial killers, worst night’s sleep ever.</p>
<p>Ahh missypie, sorry you didn’t get muxh sleep but I just love your wit! Serial killers! Hope you can get to bed early tonight! Thinking of you!</p>
<p>dte…shopping! Hooray! I’d buy whatever was bright and made me feel good! Good luck with radiation! Will be sending prayers and hugs your way!</p>
<p>missypie - what an ordeal. There are times when I wonder if air travel is worse than ever or if in my old age I just can’t deal with it any more. </p>
<p>DTE - have a great time shopping and get what feels good!!! You deserve it.</p>
<p>Trying to keep up on the thread but battling a bad cold from airline travel last week. Many sick kids on the flight. Nothing worse than listening to a toddler (who was ill) scream for 2.5 hours while in flight. Not the toddlers fault but very uncomfortable flight for everyone else.</p>
<p>Just realized that in 6 weeks my oldest will be a college graduate. Unbelievable. Where did the time go? Of course he starts school again in the fall for grad school but that is one more milestone to get done. D can not attend her brothers graduation as she will still be in school herself. I don’t really think either one of them cares that she can’t make it but it would be nice to have the entire family together. Oh well…</p>
<p>Both are trying to find summer jobs. Hopefully something will come through.</p>
<p>Re: the screaming babies on the plane. They NEVER bother me. They could be howling for a 14 hour flight from Asia - whch actually happened once - and I really don’t mind. I mean I feel sorry for the baby and the parents but I’m usually just so glad it’s not my kid that I don’t care!</p>
<p>Hi all–just a quick update on DH’s tests yesterday. Everything looked fine and biopsies will not be in for a couple of weeks. If nothing then C-scan. He did fine and was feeling good after. I was seriously hoping for an ulcer as it is treatable. Of course, think of the ribbing I would take for the stress I cause him.
Thanks all who asked.
missypie–you made me laugh, thought I was the only one who would spend time worrying like that.</p>
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<p>Best story ever. Too funny.</p>
<p>DTE - Have a great time shopping! I will live vicariously through your fun since shopping is so not fun for me these days.</p>
<p>DTE, have fun trying those clothes on in a smaller size. Hope radiation is as painless as it can possibly be for you.</p>
<p>Woody, I’m with you on the screaming kids, I feel SO badly for the kids and was once the mom myself! I’ll never forget the dirty looks from the business travelers as my 18 m.o. was screaming for two straight hours, later to be determined he had an ear infection. What do the fellow travelers really think the parents are supposed to DO? I was ready to hand him over to one of the scowlers!</p>
<p>I’m the same way about the cryng babies, as well as the kids throwing fits at Target, etc etc…just happy it’s not my child.</p>
<p>If I am standng behind a crying baby in a target or grocery cart… I just usually say a bright and cheery, HI! Truthfully, it usually shocks the kid so much he stops crying. And I also confess to doing much the same on a plane to a baby across the aisle. One time the parent DID give me a 5 month old who was just so overwrought that I told the Mom the baby could probably sense how tense she was. I said, I don’t care if he cries all over me; gives you a chance to let it go. The kid was sound asleep in like five minutes. I admit it, I have a gift in that I can put babies to sleep in minutes. I think it’s the pitch of my voice to be honest.</p>