Boy Goes to College

 
  Farewell

Cardboard boxes fill his room.

Sacha checks the list:

Computer,

Bed,

Desk,

Pasta,

Clothes.

He has an apartment. He is enrolled in College. He will be living alone for the first time in his life. He is ready. He is confident. I am proud.

He will come home often, college isn't that far away he says…. it isn't.

Life's lessons are more than what we learn in school, and more than what our parents  tried to teach us, and more than the money we have or do not have… `

Life gives you its hand and takes you on a journey that only your heart, mind, soul and body can combine into a neat package calling it- Your life.

And then… Sacha has a washing machine in his apartment, and in some small way that makes me giggle… The lessons he will learn will come when he sees his laundry in a heaping pile on his bedroom floor…. in the end, and in the beginning, it is after all how we manage our well being, our day to day, our happiness, our homework, our clean clothes all at once.

 

 



Comments

27 responses to “Boy Goes to College”

  1. How grown up. I think I would be more comfortable with the American version of college, that kind of easing into adult life, living in a dorm. But that is not the French way. He’ll do great, because he learned from terrific parents.

  2. Laurie Paulsen

    Amen to that. Best to Sacha.
    lp

  3. “Congratulations!
    Today is your day.
    You’re off to Great Places!
    You’re off and away!
    You have brains in your head.
    You have feet in your shoes.
    You can steer yourself
    any direction you choose.
    You’re on your own. And you know what you know.
    And YOU are the guy who’ll decide where to go.”
    Dr.Seuss

  4. So true… we tried to give them all the life lessons but they will go and make their mistakes and successes. Both of our kids left in the past month and Mr. Wonderful and I are trying to not think of the house as an empty nest but a Honeymoon Cottage, so far so good. But, we really miss them.
    Our kids have been doing all the family laundry since junior high, at least, we know they won’t turn their undies pink.

  5. hé oui, l’été, avec les vacances, est pratiquement fini !!
    Bonne rentrée alors !!
    biz
    mo

  6. Denise Moulun-Pasek

    He will enjoy it I’m sure. We learn best when we are confronted with life on our own. Bonne année scolaire Sacha!

  7. Ah, your nest is ever changing. The stages of life, how it amazes me every day.
    Good luck Sacha!

  8. Good luck, Sacha, enjoy this exciting new chapter in your life! So nice for you to have both your chicks closer to home for a while, Corey.

  9. bon courage aux deux, Sasha et sa maman…. 🙂 tout se passera bien! you know we all go through that experience and you’ll see – just as we did too – that our children will do wonderfully!!!! One finds it hard to believe – sometimes – but only a few years later one usually finds that they do much better than we hoped for!

  10. Ha – the laundry pile comment made me laugh. He will definitely learn so much. He’s already proven himself so adventurous that this new step may just seen like taking a rest in his own little space.

  11. I always tell my husband our boys will “figure it out”, the whole life thing, just like we did. Our oldest is now married and serving in the Navy working on a submarine. He is definitely “figuring it out!” Blessings, Kimberly

  12. I love this book! Dr. Seuss is so great!

  13. My son is 8, but I know the years are flying.. I had to giggle, also, at your giggling about the washing machine in Sacha’s apartment. I can relate..

  14. Wishing him well in his new life adventures. Oh the lessons he will learn.

  15. Your posting brought back fond memories of when our son moved to the east coast (Princeton) and had his first apartment (also, all to himself). He had to do laundry in a basement, hauling the basket to/from his apartment; shopping for groceries and cooking. And while he didn’t like it at first, he adjusted, as they all do. Yes, just another milestone in LIFE 😉

  16. Both of you have much to be proud of. Good luck Sacha. The world is at your feet, make it your own.

  17. Yay for Sacha! Wishing all of you the best as both your children spread their wings a bit more.

  18. Well said, Corey. Sacha will do beautifully; he has good roots. 🙂

  19. I remember this being the most exciting time of my life. Lots of life lessons waiting to be learnt! Enjoy every minute Sacha!

  20. Your post was timely as my daughter sent me an email saying she just did her laundry (by hand). She doesn’t have much as it all had to fit into a backpacking backpack. She started her first day of class (she’s a college senior)in a monastery in Mongolia. She’s spending the year studying and traveling in Asia. It’s an exciting time for Sacha. He’ll do fine as will we.

  21. HI Mo5
    Wow! What an incredible journey your daughter is on. I hope you will keep me posted throughout her time in Asia.
    C

  22. Wonderful post, Corey. Sasha is so lucky to have you for a mom.

  23. the college beeing le lycée ot la fac? country children leave home so much younger since there is no lycée next door as in the towns – but still they all manage to take their independance, one day or another. good luck to Sacha!

  24. You are so wise…

  25. I bet he comes home often!

  26. Oh the years FLY by, yes they do. I have two daughters, now both in graduate school, and one is newly married and living 3000 miles away in California.
    Adjustments. They are both joyous, and difficult.
    Good luck to your son; college is a rich experience like no other. And good luck to you and your husband — roots and wings, right? That’s what we give them, roots and wings. — Cass

  27. It’s a nice way to take responsabilities in your own hands, and it will make him grow up faster….

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