In less than 3 months my daughter, Sarah, will graduate from high school. Memories of her dancing and singing around our house and endless trips to Hobby Lobby to buy her paint supplies fill my heart. In truth after watching my oldest son's adventures at college, I'm excited to see Sarah go as well. But before she goes, I have a quite a few conversations I plan to have with her. Here are 5 of them:
- Wash Your Sheets at least once every other week. I know that there are countless articles on how you should wash your sheets once a week. But if I can get my now adult children to wash their sheets twice a month, I have accomplished something. My oldest son went off to college and to this very day claims that he washed his white sheets. However, he can't explain why they are not even close to that color now. Wash your sheets!
- Never Mix Household Chemicals. Far too many people don't know how dangerous it is to mix household cleaning products. You can cause a hazardous situation quickly by mixing household cleaners. For example bleach and ammonia if mixed together can form toxic fumes. So just don't mix chemicals.
- Always Take a Buddy with you when you go anywhere at night. We live in a broken, fallen world. So we should all protect ourselves. Be smart and take a buddy with you when you walk across campus at night or when you have to run to town. One of the years I was in college there were multiple rapes on campus. Many of them actually happened during the day. So be smart and alert of your surroundings.
- Actions Speak Louder Than Words. Not every guy that tells you he loves you does. I remember when one of my aunts took me aside and said, "Remember this...guys lie." I remember laughing because this particular aunt had had her fair share of loser boyfriends. But I have never forgotten those words. So watch what they do over time and how they treat you not what they say.
- Don't Skip Class. College is an expensive endeavor. Very quickly you will meet new people, make new friends and be invited to participate in all kinds of new adventures. I encourage you to have fun. Enjoy this time. True adulthood is just a few years down the road where someone else is no longer picking up the check. But appreciate what you are being given and go to class. You will learn things even in the most boring of classes. Some of the people who influenced me the most in my life were my college professors. So soak up every minute of the college experience by going to class.
Their junior and senior years were taken hostage by a virus.
But these seniors masked up and marched forward towards graduation day.
I'm excited to see all the adventures these seniors will have.
I won't be one of those moms that cries at graduation.
Because I learned long ago....
"Don't Cry Because It's Over,
Smile Because It Happened." Dr. Seuss
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