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The final report card came in.  Fallon's highest marks ever.  Pretty good considering some seniors tend to slack off as the year winds down.  At college orientation we learned that parents aren't given access to grades.  ???  You'd think that signing your name on tuition checks might give you some privileges but it's time to let them fly, and trust that they'll continue to do well and communicate with you.  I'll be filing away this last report, with some of the other remarkable items I've saved over the years.  Onward we go!

 

 

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MW Fallon Grad

We are so proud of you Fallon – bravo!  

Had a great time with family last weekend.  Mom and Dad, John and Renee, and my nieces Morgan, Mackenzie, and Meg joined us to celebrate Fallon's graduation.  We spent a day at the shore, rode some terrifying rides, got in the ocean, and enjoyed walking the refurbished boardwalk.  As the slogan on the airwaves keeps reminding and reassuring us:  We are stronger than the storm.  There's still alot of work to be done following superstorm Sandy but it was wonderful to see the crowds filling up the beach.

Summer is here!  Be well and behave ;) 

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8 responses to “done!”

  1. Danee Kaplan Avatar

    Congratulations for your good attitude about the college cutting down on helicopter parenting. I heard a story on NPR talking about this issue and the examples they gave were sad in the context of the kids’ futures. The cellphone has become the major source of the problem or at least the tool that feeds the problem They said it isn’t at all uncommon for kids to whip out their cell phones to have mom speak to the registration staff to resolve a problem or have dad step in to resolve roommate issues. There were other examples but I cannot remember them. It is sad that this generation of parent has become so enmeshed in their kids’ lives that thy forgot to actually parent. I have young kids still and I see it all the time….moms expressing the wish that the child would outgrow this “stage”..bad behavior is NEVER a stage- it is a bad behavior and it has to be dealt with appropriately. Parents that can’t let go are giving their kids a huge disservice and setting them up for failure as an adult. Our parents- or at least mine- didn’t do that. I remember leaving for college and my relationship with my mom quickly changed into an adult mom/daughter one. I was allowed to make mistakes and choices without her permission. She was their for guidance and I felt so empowered by that. I tell my 14 year old that the biggest problem she will have to deal with as an adult is not finding a unique userID but dealing with all the kids who never learned to communicate (again blame cell phones and texting) or what responsibility is. Congrats to Fallon.

  2. Janine Avatar
    Janine

    Congratulations Fallon! What a wonderful photo too. xoxo

  3. Maryanne Avatar

    Congratulations! What a wonderful picture!

  4. Kim Mailhot Avatar

    Congrats to Fallon ! Happy Summer, Michelle !

  5. Carrie Avatar

    Huzzah! Way to go, Fallon 🙂 What a lovely picture of the proud parents and grad, too! Enjoy this last Summer before college, both you and her, because life is never quite the same once you’ve gone away. It’s a good kind of change, though!

  6. Eileen Sottovia Avatar
    Eileen Sottovia

    Congratulations Fallon! I can’t believe she is already going to college. What a terrific picture of the three of you. Have a fun filled summer together with the boys. It’s not the end of an parenting era; it’s just the beginning of an even more wonderful and different kind of relationship. I know you’ll embrace it with that special love that you always shine onto the whole world.

  7. Sandi Terry Avatar
    Sandi Terry

    Congratulations Fallon!!! You’ve raised a pretty great daughter Michelle!

  8. stephanie Avatar
    stephanie

    Congratulations to everyone. It takes a village to raise children. Happy summer!

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