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College Bound Kids?: After They’ve Gone

Posted on August 26, 2012 by wordgeyser

Part 4 in a series of 4 So they’ve finally headed off into the big wide world. Whether you’ve taken them yourself or because of circumstances that responsibility has been passed to another family member, the time comes you find … Continue reading →

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College Bound Kids?: Changing Family Dynamics

Posted on August 24, 2012 by wordgeyser

Part 3 in a series of 4 Whether a child is leaving home for college or because they choose to, parental emotions will run high. From the first time you held them to the day you wave them goodbye you … Continue reading →

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College Bound Kids: So You Think They’re Smart?

Posted on September 6, 2011 by wordgeyser

This was first posted when our middle child was in her freshman year at LSU. As the first reports trickle back of how this years new under-grads are faring, let this be a warning for parents… for the record, the … Continue reading →

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Just When You Think Your Daughter is Finally Grown Up…

Posted on November 18, 2010 by wordgeyser

I hear the phone ringing off the hook and curse that the one on my desk is dead again. Pressing the send button on my keyboard I jump up and dash through to the kitchen and grab it before it … Continue reading →