College application angst

For the past 17 years, I’ve planned every next step of my kid’s life.

A few weeks ago, her future fell out of my hands.

She’s applying to college.

I can’t MAKE any college accept her.

I have no idea which college is right for her.

I do not know where she will be a year from now.

I’m excited about this next step.

I’m also cloaked in a nervous fog.

Will her roommate be kind?

Will the curriculum excite her mind?

Have I taught her everything she needs to know?

I’m beginning to realize there’s no way I can teach her everything.

The world is a much different place than it was when I went to college.

I have no idea what she will face, or who she will know, or what she will study.

But I do know who she is now…and I have  faith we’ll be proud of who she will become.

This post is brought to you by The Future.

Today used to be tomorrow…perhaps the future isn’t so scary after all.