Moms (and Dads), this is for you, as your child leaves for college . . . because someone’s got to tell you. I’ve read blogs and books about the days before your child launches off to college — and they’ve been really instructive. But. You know what they don’t warn you about? They don’t warn…
Tag: college bound
The Summer of ’16 is Sailing By
The other day, on a day trip to lovely Capitola, we watched a little electric boat being sailed by a quiet boy who stood at the water’s edge. We watched as he motored around, every now and then his boat catching a gentle breeze which took it in a different direction, one not of his…
Letter to my daughter on Leaps of Faith (or thoughts on jumping into College)
*In Hawaii, as a surfing first-timer, the waves you rode were tiny but your courage matched those surfers tackling 15 foot swells. In case you didn’t know this: At 27, I was laid off of a job where my colleagues had become family, and I was heartbroken. Within days, jobless, I’d decided to move across…
