Graduations...sort of....

This week I will be headed to Connecticut to watch my daughter walk in her college graduation. Both daughters are "almost" finished with their college education. They have a couple of courses to finish. What is strange is that one gets to walk in her graduation despite being short of a few credits and the other did not. One is a large state school the other is a small private school. I have had to curb my expectations around the whole cap and gown nostalgia and realize that these are my expectations and not my children's expectations.

I have found a lot of parenting to be like that quite honestly. What I want for my children at the end of the day is for them to be happy and whole human beings. It is a wonderful experience being a parent and one filled with great challenges, frustrations and much joy. Our children can be our best teachers and I have marveled at the gifts they have been in my life.