By Bill Connell, Somerset.
This May I was in a South Carolina Arena, about to watch my eldest daughter graduate. For any parent this is a defining moment. My daughter’s proud, Mom is proud, and I am proud. As I looked over the crowd of 1000s of kids all as special as mine, a thought popped into my head. Congratulations Billy, you just made a snow ball in Alaska. At a major defining moment in the parenting experience, you confronted with the reality of how many people there are in the world. The joy went away and the ever-present parental worry had just taken a trip to bathroom and returned to its seat.
It was in this moment that I realized, character, work ethic, patience, adjusting and tenacity are the real things that differentiate people. These are all things you learn from your parents, friends, and neighbors. Having them can make or break your college experience, but you still need them with out college.
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