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slvemike4u -> A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:29:37 PM)
Okay,I have dropped into a couple of threads,where appropriate(and sometimes when not appropriate) the news of my only son's impending graduation from NYU. Allow me a little back story...I'm divorced and have been since my boy was 10,I raised him alone,with family help of course...after all it takes a villiage,but the point is I raised him as a single father.So I am ,to say the least, more than a little proud. Yesterday he sent me a picture of him holding his tassle....seems NYU(for all I know all Universities) color schemes their tassels....his is Gold,signifying Honor Roll. This young man(I find it so hard not to think of him as my little boy)is a double major...a member of NYU's improv comedy team...and on the Honor Roll... he did all of this while working part time...and in 4 years. On May 12th I will spend the morning in Yankee Stadium a venue where I have enjoyed some great sporting events.....nothing,and I mean nothing will touch the feeling I have on this occasion...I will damm near float out of that place.[:)]

Jeffff -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:31:29 PM)
That is great! Except for the venue. I am guessing that Fenway was booked huh? Anyway, congratulations to both of you

DarlingSavage -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:32:14 PM)
Congratulations! You must be so proud! What is his degree in?

Aileen1968 -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:32:18 PM)
Congrats. That's fantastic. You should be proud.

DesFIP -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:32:55 PM)
Congratulations Next year my daughter will graduate from one of the top private universities in the nation. Especially important because she has a rare and severe mood disorder and according to all the professionals in the field, nobody with this disorder has ever graduated high school let alone college. You can bet I'll sob my way through the graduation ceremony.

brainiacsub -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:33:46 PM)
Congrats, Mike! Lifelong single parent of two here. You have my admiration. edited to say, in light of the new avatar that didn't come out right....I meant two kids

slvemike4u -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:46:07 PM)
Wow,I figured this thread would just be my own little silent brag...thanks guys.Now allow me to respond...in order Jefff,and I say this with all the warmth in my Yankee loving heart...fuck you.(wiping coca-cola off my screen sucks...lol) Darling proud doesn't even begin to cut it....this young man is the reason there is always a smile on my face.He teases me that he is/was my "low maintenance child" there is a lot of truth to that statement....Film and Television...and Cinema Studies. Aileen see above about the proud thing ;-) Thanks Des,Congratulations and God Bless where your daughter is concerned,as far as the crying....let me put it this way...I have been known to cry at Hallmark commercials...I will have TWO handkerchiefs with me on May 12th Brain,that single parent thing is tough....but I wouldn't have had it any other way...hell if my ex had come out and told me she wouldn't fight my raising my son...we both could have skipped a couple of years of misery....the ability to say good night and good morning to my son as he grew up was like they say in the commercials.....priceless!

pahunkboy -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:48:34 PM)
cool. Congrats.

Lucylastic -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 2:48:34 PM)
Mike that is wonderful news, you have every right to brag and be proud.Im so happy for you and your son.Congratulations to you both for the future hugggggs Lucy

slvemike4u -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 3:05:02 PM)
Thanks Pa....and aww shucks Lucy,now I'm blushing....(I do that every time you send a hug....lol)

DarkSteven -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 3:10:34 PM)
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slvemike4u -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 3:28:49 PM)
Thank you Dark Steven...you know I left something out of that first post...I will be taking Michael's(my son,I had no imagination at all...lol) Grandmother to see the ceremony.She will be witnessing the first College Graduation in our family....a distressing little fact,but it is what it is...or should I say as of 4/12 was [:D] p.s I can hear a couple of my fellow posters snickering right now "I knew that guy was a dummy"....lol.

hejira92 -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 3:56:31 PM)
So many congratulations! As the single mother of 3, I know the trials and tribulations. I also know the pride that comes bursting out of you- so that you want to tell everyone you encounter how amazing this young man is!! You have much to be proud about. Enjoy the feeling and know you had more than a lot to do with what a terrific person he is today. (I've done enough bragging-and agonizing- here in the forums about my own kids that I'm glad to have company [:D])

pahunkboy -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 3:56:42 PM)
Wow. Brings back memories of mine. I was the first- my dad and gram were there- both now deceased. The speech was "go out and make the world a better place". I had FUN in college. Cheap no name schools- but extra toilet paper here for emergency now. ;-0

winterlight -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:26:34 PM)
Congrats to you both. Enjoy the moment and take plenty of pictures.

Thadius -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:38:39 PM)
Mike that is great news. Congrats to both of you. Just one question. What are you going to do when he rebels and becomes a conservative or worse a Republican?

slvemike4u -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:45:17 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: hejira92 So many congratulations! As the single mother of 3, I know the trials and tribulations. I also know the pride that comes bursting out of you- so that you want to tell everyone you encounter how amazing this young man is!! You have much to be proud about. Enjoy the feeling and know you had more than a lot to do with what a terrific person he is today. (I've done enough bragging-and agonizing- here in the forums about my own kids that I'm glad to have company [:D]) In an earlier post I mentioned his "low -maintenance" line..and admitted there was truth in that old joke...but when I got divorced it was,quite naturally,hard on my son....walking into a room and seeing him scratching out his mothers face in photos just about tore me up.He went thru a two,two and a half year period where he wouldn't talk to his mother...there was the almost 4 month period where he had a mysterious stomach ache that would crop up every school day. I took early retirement from Verizon...for the most part I didn't date till he was well into high school.I became a full time father.That was how I saw myself that was my sole identity. It was and always has been my most important job...and the best work I have ever and will ever do....I held his hand and took him to the therapist office over the mother issue(she never had time to attend those sessions,the new boyfriend was a time consuming thing...besides it was oh so much easier to just blame the bastard ex-husband for her shattered r/t with her son)...I took him to all of the Doctors appointments....sat thru all of the tests we needed done till we all,including him ,reached the inevitable conclusion that there was absolutely nothing wrong with his stomach....I watched and bided my time over his brief(thank god) flirtation with the goth crowd...including black nail polish.[:)] I gave him the time and the encouragement to find his way back to being who he is...to relearn that he still loved his mom...and that school actually was important to him.I encouraged him to never accept anything but his best effort in everything he did. Yeah he was "low maintenance" ...a favorite response the the "hows the kid" question goes like this,and it is absolutely true..."the next time that kid dissapoints me in anything important.....will be the first time". So pride bursting out of me,yeah Hejira...I guess you can say so [:D]

thishereboi -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:47:21 PM)
That is so wonderful. Congratulations to both of you.[:)]

slvemike4u -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:53:19 PM)
quote: ORIGINAL: Thadius Mike that is great news. Congrats to both of you. Just one question. What are you going to do when he rebels and becomes a conservative or worse a Republican? Thad,no one ever beleives me when I state that till this last Pres election I was a registered Republican.....one who made a couple of votes in the previous Presidential races of which I will be eternally ashamed. Care to guess who will probably bust my chops on my death bed over that?Care to guess who reminded me of my liberal roots?Take a wild guess over who was the first annoying little voice whispering in my ear"Dad(shit I just gave that one away didn't I) this Obama guy could do it" I kid you not Thad the kid is a bigger political junkie than I am...and a commited no good libtard(well thats what one of my favorite CM posters would call him...lol)While the primaries were going on...I almost felt sorry for him..I actually apologised to the kid...telling him this country wasn't ready for that step...his response was "Dad I love you but you're wrong"...He cast his first vote for the future first black President of the United States....I don't think either of us will live to see the day that he becomes a conservative...not a chance,as I said he's a good kid [:D]

Thadius -> RE: A chance to brag a bit (4/9/2010 5:58:00 PM)
Fair enough... and again a big congrats to both of you. You for producing what will hopefully be a productive member of society, and he for attaining a very important goal. I won't hold his vote against him, it's your damn fault for.. Oh wait, nah we have all voted for somebody we hoped was going to bring about that promised change, and unfortunately we have also regretted that vote.

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