A Moving Move-In
I stand with every dad who drives a minivan full of his young adult's belongings to Kenyon with their freshman son, wife and second child.
I stand with every dad who drives a minivan full of his young adult's belongings to Kenyon with their freshman son, wife and second child.
In a reversal of that helicopter hovering we hear so much about—parents who don’t think grown children can remember what to do—I told my son that he would have to call us from Kenyon every morning this fall so that his father and I would remember to get up.
“So what the hell are you doing in Morocco?” you might ask. Fair question! At times even I feel unsure of the answer, but I can say with certainty that I’m exploring and that I’m having an amazing time doing it.
Parenting a child through the college search process is a bit like taking a journey to the moon—a terrifying passage through dark space with a suspenseful landing.
I spoke at the convocation of for the class of 2017. I was a little nervous.