<p>Yesterday, at Rice…when it came to the tour part, there were at least 10 possible guides. They explained to us that we would be broken down in to small groups. They would each introduce themselves and then we could pick the one we thought we could relate to the most and go with that one.</p>
<p>Fine…so they go down the line. When they got to the 6th or 7th student, she introduces herself and all. As she finished, my toddler, sitting his stroller…jumps up and gave her a loud cheer! LOL…she was the only one he cheered for. Everyone looked and laughed. It was so funny.</p>
<p>WOW … You have one kiddo applying to colleges and one kiddo you’re pushing around in a stroller ?? And here I thought my latest task of trying to get a grip on SS and Medicare was daunting.</p>
<p>Bless you for navigating the college process and a toddler. You will have a constant supply of hugs and kisses when your older ones leave the nest. I’m sure she stole the show that day.</p>
<p>Fifteen years isn’t that big a spread, my younger sister has 22 years between her youngest and oldest.
That is a great story, I bet the girl that he cheered for had a smile on her face all day!</p>
<p>We too have a large age difference, HS senior to 2nd grade twins. The twins have been watching older brother struggle most of August and September trying to write his college essays. They have decided to start now on their college essays and write one word a day so they will be done in time.</p>
<p>We brought our four year old to many of the college tours with her 17 year old brother this summer. Since we have spent so much time talking about college, we wanted her to have some kind of an idea of where her brother would be living after this year. We got a lot of strange looks - I couldn’t help but wonder if some people thought we were starting the college search a little TOO early! :)</p>
<p>There is a 14-year spread between my oldest (now 27) and his youngest sister (now 13). Being an “older mother” isn’t for the faint of heart, but I’m glad this younger one came along. Parenting her is the easiest by far-I’m so much more sure of myself now, and I care a lot less about what others in the “Mommy Wars” have to say. Best of all, my youngest watches the mistakes her siblings have made and pans around them-what not to do.</p>
<p>The cheering toddler is actually the 2nd to youngest and the child looking at Rice is the 2nd to oldest. So, our oldest is turning 18 next month and our youngest turned 1 last week. </p>
<p>I love the college essays at 1 word a day!!! I hope you save them. They will be priceless!</p>
<p>This thread reminds me of a story from our vacation this summer. We visited a museum where the members of our tour group were given headsets to hear mini-lectures as we paused in front of each exhibit. A little one in our group—about age four—was handed a headset, and he promptly looked up at his mother and said unhappily, “Oh Mommy, do I have to LEARN?” She smiled and simply replied, “Yes.” Another CC parent in the making. :)</p>
<p>Unexpected surprises are true blessings! I have a newborn and my dd is a junior in college. Sure didn’t see this coming, but we are loving life!</p>
<p>I’ll bet your toddler made the tour guide’s day! He’ll be quite the college connoisseur by the time it’s his turn. Hopefully college tuitions will have dropped.</p>
<p>Our youngest is 13. I miss the days when he could sit on my lap without crushing me :)</p>
?? And here I thought my latest task of trying to get a grip on SS and Medicare was daunting.</p>