Dear DAD,
you as a parent have a child who is growing into a young man. It's a transition in parenthood that will bring you all great joy and at times will try your soul.
They become young adults and those formative years provided the BASE from which those roots can hold fast and derive strength from while he climbs and grows into the young man he will become.
My daughter left home and went to College as a double major on the Presidents scholarship, stayed at the Honor students dorm, graduated salutatorian of her class and Summa Cum Laude in BOTH Majors. She had more gold roping on her than Fort Knox.
She never came back home..
She left there and went to COlonial Williamsburg to start on her Law Degree at William and Mary, George Wythe College of Law where she graduated second in her class there and won a national law competition and caused a law in Virginia to be changed due to her work...
That is in Law Review..
The point is that Joey is growing up and these years will will go by quickly. You and yours laid a solid foundation. Now all you can do is encourage and try to be there whenever he reaches out.
He is a talented and exceptional youngster. He will be an asset to anywhere he ultimately winds up. Our nation could use a bunch like Joey.
Enjoy these times while you can De and savor every moment because they will be over before you know it.
My very best to your gifted son and wishing him great success in whatever and where ever he is lead to do or go.. He will be just fine...
My best,
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