The title sounds so dramatic, but really, Victoria has been fairly independent almost from the very start. Back in June, my little girl took the big leap into the big “grown-up” world by graduating high school. It’s really a strange feeling to watch her walk across the football field to get her diploma… A sense of pride, fear, happiness, and uncertainty all mixed togerther in one emotional cocktail. As a parent, I wonder if I have done enough to prepare her for the harsh realities of the world.
Since that time, she has picked up a summer job as a hostess at The Right Rescipe – a local restaurant owned by a friend, gotten her driver’s license(South Carolina drivers be forewarned!), and was accepted to attend Coastal Carolina. She has spent the rest of the summer trying to get moved into the upstairs bedroom and painting the walls of the upstairs living area. I think she’ll be ready to make the complete move in a couple more days.
In the meantime, Amy and I have had to get adjusted to her not being around as much. We had heavily relied on her to help out around the house and watch the two boys when we needed to run errands or whenever we had “date night.” Now that she will be having job, school, and mostly car, she’ll have other things that will keep her busy.
Another adjustment we have had to make is allowing her to have more freedom. This has been the toughest thing to adjust to, but I think it is happening – Slower than Victoria would like, but it is happening.
Tags: graduation, kids, parenthood, Victoria
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