Things That I Am Thinking About Now That I Am The Parent of A (Once-Again) Gainfully-Employed Son, The List:

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  1.  Graduate school was a good idea.  Graduate school will open doors.  Graduate school was worth the money.

  2. Now that Son has his own medical and dental and vision insurance coverage, I can stop keeping track of his records, so freeing up additional time for stalking him on social media.

  3. I am thankful that President Obama fought to extend health insurance coverage until our “dependents” hit the age of 26.  Son benefited greatly, especially when he was a full-time student with no income, and needed to spend an evening in the emergency room in downtown Washington.

  4. He has a retirement fund.  This makes me happy, because he was obviously paying attention to my lectures about the wisdom of investing money from an early age.

  5. He has a retirement fund.  This makes me sad, because that means my baby cannot escape the inevitability of aging.

  6. Instead of carrying his school portraits in my wallet (in chronological order), I should probably carry his business card.

  7. As a child, he enjoyed school.  As a young adult, he thrived at college.  And now he is employed by a university where he is again a contributor to academia.  I hope this means I have raised both a gentleman and a scholar.

  8. He can afford to buy us gifts at Christmas.

  9. Whew!  His father and I should be relieved.  This birdie has probably left the nest for good.

  10. On the other hand, that’s only one kid down.  Two more to go…

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