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#244404 - 08/13/08 09:18 PM
I am officially old....er
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My baby girl turned 21 today. It was a good day and she's happy, happy, happy. Mom is too. I ran the movie of her life through my head today and shed a bunch of tears. Joyful ones for the most part, but a few sad ones too. The saddest is that my Mom isn't here today to see her first grand daughter all grown up. *sigh* She would have loved it. Naturally, after dinner with 12 of her closest friends and me (to pick up the tab  ) my CHILD is out at a bar  Of course there is a DD, but still............I thought this being a parent thing was supposed to get easier!
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#244409 - 08/13/08 09:34 PM
Re: I am officially old....er
[Re: Trish4850]
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That's sweet, Trish. Well, as you say, a tad bittersweet... but she's a Leo, which is always good! (Not that i'm one, or anything *cough*)
Hey- at least you're not picking up the bar tab, too ;-)
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Give sorrow words: the grief that does not speak
Whispers the o'er-fraught heart and bids it break.
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#244414 - 08/13/08 10:08 PM
Re: I am officially old....er
[Re: dgoods]
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Trish,
I remember crossing that milestone with my daughter and only child nearly 4 years ago now with similar thoughts, joys and fears.
Eddie, you got any wine hidden within that box of Kleenex? Maybe we could have a quiet celebration with Trish.
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“Life’s journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting ‘Holy ____…! What a ride!’” ~Hunter S. Thompson
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