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Friday, August 24, 2007

Off to College


Jordan and her father, Jonathan

Another generation flies the coop: my oldest granddaughter starts college next week. A generational change: college isn't an option, it's a given. I suppose in some areas high school graduates can find employment right out of school that will pay a living wage, but in West Virginia that's the exception rather than the rule. So it's college or minimum wage, and not much opportunity in between.

So off they go. How many parents and grandparents are standing by this weekend, smiling and waving and feeling a piece of their heart fly away with the suitcases and backpacks? But it's how it must be, and none would deny their child the right to soar.

Good luck, Jordan!

1 comment:

  1. Now there's a daddy who loves his little girl. What a great pic! From my understanding, Jordan is exceptionally intelligent and very gifted. No doubt she will become the next world's greatest nuclear scientist. (who can belt out a Pat Benatar song like nobody's business!)

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