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Letting go: in August I took my firstborn to college. He couldn''t have been happier. That makes one of us.

Publication: Texas Monthly
Publication Date: 01-OCT-03
Format: Online - approximately 574 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Letting go: in August I took my firstborn to college. He couldn''t have been happier. That makes one of us.(First Person)

Article Excerpt
WHAT DID I DO ON MY SUMMER VACATION? I agonized over the impending departure of my older son, Philip, who was heading off to college in mid-August. Although I told Philip a couple of times how much I would miss him, I tried to hide the depth of my maternal woe. Whenever possible I made light of my emotions-say, by belting out, "Sunrise, sunset ..." to this feigned disgust.

Philip, however, was more than ready to venture into the great big, wonderful, child-eating world. At...

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