I guess most parents sort of suppose in their gut that their offSpringtime are going to do just nice in this world at some point.
That point came for myself and others last Springtime.
That was the moment my child came to myself and others with a proposal about adding some Heating, Ventilation and A/C equipment to the attic so he could get some quiet to study. And that’s a child who’s never had a problem and has always been a helpful, pleasant human being. But he has younger siblings who are so much louder than he is and all of us all share the same air conditioner in our home. When my child commanded this idea, he was a rising senior and had been entirely working on getting into the schools he wants. So he worked entirely hard on his academics while also working toward applying for various strange scholarships. Getting a school degree these mornings is super costly and he is fully aware of that fact. Yet, I knew I had raised the sort of child that was going to be nice when he came to myself and others about this project. It wasn’t enjoy he came to myself and others whining or crying about not having a locale to his own so he could study. Instead he came to myself and others with a fully vetted proposal to create his own space up in the attic. This child went to the Heating, Ventilation and A/C company to get prices on a ductless heat pump. He also detailed all the other things that he could do to transform the space. And then, he offered to spend my savings for area of it out of his Summer job savings. All of us put in the ductless Heating, Ventilation and A/C unit and I’m just so proud to be that kid’s Mom.