Today was a much better day

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Today was mother and son day, much in the way it has been mother and daughter day these past few weeks, after radiation and a weekly trip to oncology, we had a few hours to spare before seeing the psychiatrist, so we decided to have lunch at Noodles on Main Street in Northampton, as you can tell from the pictures, it’s Asian in character and it really hit the spot. It had started snowing right about now, so big hot bowls of noodle soup were perfect.

We still had some time to spare so my son took me to the Roost for cafe lattes and a game of chess. He is an excellent chess player and by that time, my mind was pain reliever addled, so I mimed writing a letter to my pawns and my officers being sacrificed left and right due to my poor medicated choices lol. My son had a good laugh at that.

As Scarlett O’Hara said “after all, tomorrow is another day”

Parental pride

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Before sitting down to write this post, I checked in with the baby girl to ask for permission  to brag about her grades from her very first semester at college. She said “brag away Maman, brag away”. I am so very proud of her and all of her hard work this semester. She did exceptionally well taking initiative on her own when it came to seeking help when she needed it and made sure to take advantage of all the tools and homework services that the college made available for the students. She didn’t get carried away with abrupt and often overwhelming feeling of complete “freedom” from the usual household rules. She behaved very responsibly and showed us a lot of maturity her first semester away from home.

What makes me especially happy is that she is proud of herself and now has concrete proof that there is nothing that she can’t accomplish if she puts her mind to it. She came into my room and announced that she had gotten an A+ in Psychology, an A in Art History, a B in English, an A in College Algaebra and an A in First Year Experience.

As a parent, one always worries about their child no matter what age they are; when your child passes a special threshold and does it with such success, the happiness that you feel over their hard work, their accomplishment and their increasing signs of independence is something that warms your heart and lifts your spirits.