Aftermysongothislearnerpermitmanysummersago,wewenttoaneighborhoodschoolparkinglottopractice.Afterafewrounds,wenoticedashirtlessguycameoutofhishouse,standinginhisdriveway,lookingatourdirection.Itwasaweekend,therewasnooneelse.Hejuststoodthere.
Icouldfeelmysonbecameuneasy,andaskedifweshouldleave.Truthbetold,Ifeltuncomfortabletoo.But,Itoldmyson,"Idonotgiveahootwhatthisguywants,don'tmindhim...[
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Iwasfollowingalargegroupofhikersduringanhotsummerday,thegroupwasveryquietandthepaceswereslowandsteady.Suddenly,Iheardsomeonesay"whywearefollowinga8yearoldgirl?"Ilookedup,andindeed,ourpacesetterwasachild,andwewereallfollowingherstepsaimlessly.Thelesson?Lookupoccasionally,enjoytheviewandknowwhereyouaregoing.
Inadifferenttrail,wereachedapointwherethetrailbecamemorechallenging,anddiff...[
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Memoryoflittlemomentssneaksuponceinawhile.
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Fromoneofmyfavoriteshow,MASH.
Warislotofworsethananyworstwecouldimagined.Thetakeawayfromthatnewreleaseshouldn'tbethegloryofonesideortheother,butthesufferingfromboth.
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Pleasebeawarethestrugglesourkidsmaybegoingthrough.Strugglingisnormal.Itisoktoswitchmajor,transfertoadifferentschool,dropfromateam,ortakealeaveofabsence.
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Drawwhateverconclusionyoulike.ThisisareallistandarealformsubmittedtoNMSC,eventhoughitwasstampedwiththewordSAMPLE.
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RightafterIwenttobedtheotherday,Ireceivedamessagefrommycollegesophomore"Cansomeonepleaseloosethestringsonthetwoinstrumentsupstairsandthetwoelectricguitars?theyshouldjustbelooseenoughtomakealowersound,notvibrateagainsttheneck".Iwasmorethanhappytodoit,evennotrealizingwhatIwasaskedtodo.Thankstomoderntechnology,hewasabletoinstructmeremotely.
Itookthisopportunityanddidaninventoryofhis...[
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ThisiswhatIwanttotellmyselfifImeethimifthereeverthereistimetravel.Fornow,Icanonlyremindmyson.Notinparticularordernorimportance.
1.Takeyourchildfishing,earlyandoften.
2.Bikewithyourchildintheneighborhood,bythelake,inthetrails,often.
3.Takeyourchildtocountyfairs,statefairs,musicfestivals,carnivals,often
4.Takeyourchildcamping,hiking,swimming,playinginlittlestreams,often
5.Takeyourchil...[
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Forwhateverreason,thisevening,mysonaskedme"dad,youneverdidtellmewheretogotocollege,didyou?".Actually,ithastruthtoit,Ineverdidtellhimwheretoapply,butIwasveryreceptivetowhateverhewantstoapply.Myonlytakingpointisforhimtobeinvolvedinwhateverschoolhewantstogo,andtakeadvantagesoftheresources,andstudysomethingthathefindsinterestingbeyondhismajor.
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Manyyearsago,mysonwasinvitedtoaregionalmathcompetition.Ithoughtthatitislikeatypicalfieldtriptoanotherschool.NotknowingthatitwasaMATHCOUNTS(onlyrealizedityearslater).Attheend,therewasanawardceremonybygradeandbyschoolsizeetc.Iwasnotsurprisedthathedidn'tgetanyaward,thoughIsilentlyhopedthathewouldgetanhonorablementionetc.No,hedidn'tgetanymention.Weweren'tdisappointed,becauseheneverdidpract...[
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