This morning we took our “little girl” to Zurich to catch a plane for the states. She is spending her spring break this year visiting a couple of the schools that she has been accepted to and also trying to find a job for the summer. I cannot believe she is now 18.
As my wife and I watched her go through passport control it made me think of some questions:
- Am I really old enough to have a 18 year girl?
- Is she really going to graduate high school in June?
- Did the stock market really have to go down so much this year? Not a good year for it.
- Have I been a good steward of these 18 years that we have had with her?
Not to sound like a country song or even “cat’s in the cradle” – it does not seem that long ago when we taught her to ride a bike and how to ride the metro in Madrid all by herself. Thankfully there is a Starbucks at the airport in Zurich. It is located next to the passport control and I was to ease my pain with a cafe au lait as she went to board the plane.
and to my girl…. Good luck this week. We will be praying for you.
March 29, 2009 at 12:24 PM
Those questions will not stop. This Friday our youngest will marry. These things have been rolling in my mind for a while too.
While you are hoping she has a good week, I am hoping you will do the same.
March 29, 2009 at 12:48 PM
Your are leading the way, as our 18 year old graduates a year from June. Next time we are together, I will get all the answers on how to do it!
April 3, 2009 at 12:32 PM
Todd, thanks for the encouragement on this and congrats on the upcoming wedding. She is having a great week and making some decisions on school. I think she may even be getting a car this week and that is a separate post. smile.