Saturday, May 27, 2017

It seems like just yesterday

Teen Queen, 3 months
Teen Queen's High School graduation was last night, and even though she didn't walk across the stage (too hot, too crowded, too long), she has her cap and gown hanging on her door like a wreath:


FYI, that creeps the hell out of me at night when I'm up wandering the halls. It's a wonder I haven't blown holes in it yet. She also received her official Panhandle High School Diploma:



Things are changing around here, new challenges, new adventures. I, as a rule, don't like change, but as a parent, I have had to embrace it. This has been rough on me. When I picked them up from school yesterday, it hit me hard. This was the last time we were going to do this; no more ARD meetings, no more football games, no more proms. I feel like my job is being phased out.



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10 comments:

  1. UnclezipMay 27, 2017 at 6:15 PM

    Your job is just beginning; you've been promoted. Well done, Angel.

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  2. Papa GuyMay 27, 2017 at 8:48 PM

    Prior comment says it and of course no one can say where ya'lls life will go, but for me and the Mrs, we got our lives back. Not a bad thing mind ya. We got blessed with great Grandkids.

    Don't let anyone tell you that "Empty Nest" is a bad thing.

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  3. SeditionMay 27, 2017 at 9:33 PM

    I hear ya. Mine little girl graduated last night. The same little girl who's umbilical cord I seem to have cut yesterday. The same little girl who use to love sitting in my lap listening to metal music while watching the psychedelic visual color pattern apps until she fell asleep.
    Where the hell has the time gone.

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  4. AnonymousMay 27, 2017 at 9:41 PM

    My dad was parenting me up until he died at age 83...the job changes, but it never ends.


    vaquero viejo

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  5. GrannyMay 28, 2017 at 1:03 AM

    You will be Mom in a different space. It will evolve like all the other phases. Enjoy every moment.

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  6. oldawgMay 28, 2017 at 5:27 AM

    Your still a "Mom" Angel and you always will be.Congrats to Teen Queen and now on to another chapter in life.

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  7. AnonymousMay 28, 2017 at 7:44 AM

    Your not an empty nester yet, you still have baby queen to graduated.

    Exile1981

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  8. drjimMay 28, 2017 at 1:56 PM

    Ahhh...The Cycle of Life....CONGRATS!

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  9. AnonymousMay 30, 2017 at 4:03 AM

    Just phasing out to a new job, Mom's work is never done !

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  10. evilmuttdogMay 31, 2017 at 7:26 PM

    Yep Gradij-e-ated youngest and only little girl Saturday 27th. She came out purplish, where is that damn dinosaur, Now blond and likes Yoda, Dr. Who, and 'Crazy Train', put her to sleep late at night to it.
    I know call CPS. An evil parent I am. Wouldn't change a thing, happily now know why I suffered med probs I did so they would not. Congrats to TQ and you. Y'all Fellow Texans. YeeHa

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Play nice. None of you are too old for a spanking.