It's been a watershed summer for me. One that makes a father proud, frightened and when alone brings tears to his eyes.
My oldest son graduated from college. He is the quiet, serious and sensitive one. Never a natural student, he had to work hard for the grades. Many,if not most nights the light in his room was on well past midnight as he studied. He finished in 4 years with a GPA in his major of 3.6 and with 4 minors. I know he'll be moving out soon and it feels like I've been kicked in the gut.
His younger brother just returned from OCS at Quantico, and he will be commissioned when he graduates from PSU next year. While watching him on the parade deck at graduation I kept thinking of him playing army in the backyard with his friends. And too soon it will be for real.
Both of them have done more by age twenty one and twenty two than I had dreamed of at their age. But isn't that what sons are supposed to do?
Still, I close my eyes and see them with backpacks bigger than they are, walking into the school on the first day of school and I'd give everything to do it all over again.
Thanks for listening.
My oldest son graduated from college. He is the quiet, serious and sensitive one. Never a natural student, he had to work hard for the grades. Many,if not most nights the light in his room was on well past midnight as he studied. He finished in 4 years with a GPA in his major of 3.6 and with 4 minors. I know he'll be moving out soon and it feels like I've been kicked in the gut.
His younger brother just returned from OCS at Quantico, and he will be commissioned when he graduates from PSU next year. While watching him on the parade deck at graduation I kept thinking of him playing army in the backyard with his friends. And too soon it will be for real.
Both of them have done more by age twenty one and twenty two than I had dreamed of at their age. But isn't that what sons are supposed to do?
Still, I close my eyes and see them with backpacks bigger than they are, walking into the school on the first day of school and I'd give everything to do it all over again.
Thanks for listening.