Dear Son and Girlfriend, Don’t Worry. Please Try To Be Happy

Dear Son and Girlfriend,

I am writing this to both of you because I care about you both and I’m worried about you both. Susie, I cannot speak for you, but John is so sad about you two going your separate ways in August. I worry that this sadness will shadow your experiences at college and potentially interfere with your grades. John mentioned that you are “breaking up” when you both leave.

Maybe it’s the semantics, but that just sounds awful. I would be dreading that too! Can you agree to st...