To My Freshman Daughter: The Most Important Thing to Remember

I sat down to write my daughter “that letter.”

You know the one.

That letter that every parent who has a child taking wing feels compelled to write… even those who don’t end up writing it.

That one that includes a last bit of sage advice mixed with humor, tenderness and love that you just know your child will cherish forever.

[More on what NOT to say at college drop off here.]

That letter that will be crumpled and yellow from so many readings.

That one that will move your child from tears to...