Well, We’ve Left Our Heart In Myrtle Beach…Again

Last year, I was an emotional mess at this time.  We had just dropped off our son for his freshman year at Coastal Carolina University, and I poured my heart out in a blog here about the entire experience.   Well, yesterday...we had to do it again (from the first time we visited in 2018-pictured above-we knew this would be his place).  However,  this time.  I'm good.  At first, this was really bothering me.  I mean, I still miss my son every day.  He is my favorite person of all-time and hardly a day goes by that we don't speak.  So, why am I not devastated to be without him?  Well, this past summer he was on his own at Charlottesville, Virginia doing an internship, so maybe that helps.  I mean, he was gone all last year at school, and then was gone all summer; therefore, perhaps, I'm just getting used to it?  No, that's not it.  I think it's this.  Somewhere along the line, I guess I've come to the realization that if I've done my job right as a dad, then I should rejoice in the fact that he's able to spread his wings and not just survive-but thrive away from my nest.   Then again, if my dorm in college would have been this great, I'd have probably had no trouble thriving either!

Although I doubt my soul will ever be at peace with him being away from home (hey, I AM a parent!  Constant worry is part of the deal), my heart soars knowing how happy he is to be back at CCU for year two.