Cheech flipping the bird.
Two of the three Rubin “chicks” are leaving the nest this week for college. I’m not as tearful as I was when daughter #1 headed 5 hours north to VT two years ago. I learned that, thanks to technology, they are never really that far away. Way back in the dark ages when I was in college, I spoke with my parents for 5 minutes every Thursday night. After all, long distance phone calls were expensive! These days with cell phones, texting and Facebook there is instant access- which may or may not be a good thing.
Daughter #2 is heading to my alma mater, the Univeristy of Delaware, a quick 3 hour zip down through New Jersey, my home state, and just 30 minutes south of my in-laws who live in Wilmington, DE. The school has doubled in size and quadrupled in price since I went there in the roaring 80’s.
It will be much quieter and calmer at home this year with only one child left in the nest. Daughter #3 is quite a character and is heading into 8th grade this year. 8th graders are hot shots in middle school, just waiting for high school to start.
Hopefully, this fall will be a smooth transition for everyone.
