Comments on: Mom to the College Kid http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/ Just the words that come to my mind and the art that comes from my mind Fri, 25 May 2012 15:45:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1632 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:15:27 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1632 Jen – I will drive by, might even pull out the camera, when I am up there on the 24th to pick up #5.

]]> By: Jen http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1630 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:11:17 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1630 Such a small world out there. I essentially grew up in Oneonta. (Sarah, at 6 years younger, didn’t have the same formative experiences there as I did…) Re: Church Street? #38. Corner of Walnut St. :)

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1628 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:59:59 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1628 Ah, Aidan. The husband no longer lives with me and the kids so you may not want my advice. He hasn’t been here for over 12 years.

]]> By: Aidan Donnelley Rowley http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1627 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 14:15:59 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1627 My girls are so young, so part of me can’t imagine visiting a kid in college. But then another part of me can envision making the trip, taking it all in, trying to glimpse my child in that world that bridges childhood and adulthood, nest and real world. I think it is amazing that you your child is doing well and I applaud you for taking the time to keep track here of these not so mini victories.

Six kids? I am impressed. (Any tips on how to convince Husband to agree to four?)

]]> By: Nicki http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1626 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:07:57 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1626 Sarah – even when they are in high school and college – or 25 and moving home again – you are a long way from where you think you should be. I never stop wondering if I raised them right as I did the raising (my marriage ended over 12.5 years ago).

I love Oneonta. There are several nice small cities around where I am that I could easily settle in some day but for now, I am here and here I stay, except for visits. I will look for a cute white house on Church St next week when I go to pick #5 up after diving practice.

]]> By: Sarah http://nickisnook.net/2009/11/15/mom-to-the-college-kid/#comment-1625 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 12:54:10 +0000 http://nickisnook.net/?p=3124#comment-1625 Oh and isn’t this what I hope for? That all the things I take the time to teach and explain, that all the behaviors I try to model even, are carried with my children when they are far away from my presence? I imagine my sons in high school and college. I wonder what our conversations will be like. I envision the people they have become. I just hope I can pull it off. We are a LONG way from there….

Oh, and Oneonta? You’re bringing me back, babe! Our father opened a law firm in Cooperstown when we were young young young, and we rented a cute white house on Church Street in Oneonta until I was in first grade. Oh the small town memories.

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