People on FB are talking about their first day at college, so here's mine:
We drove across the state to the college in daylight with the car packed to the gills with everything I thought I needed plus everything my parents thought I needed, plus everything my grandmother thought I needed. The parents sat in front of the car. There was a tiny bit of room left in the back seat for me and my legs.
I was fine. I was excited. It was wonderful to get away from all my siblings.
They helped me unload and set up my room. (my half of the room.) Then my mom tried to tell me things / give me advice. My dad stopped her saying, "If she hasn't learned everything she needs to know by now, you trying to tell her everything in the next 10 minutes won't cover it," and he gently turned her away and they got in the car and left.
I was FREE! No longer responsible for three other kids. Free to be just me. (If only I could figure out who/ what 'me' was.)
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