Kids Get Through College, Check

First and foremost, it is a great feeling to have you last and youngest child through college. Largely, with the exception of financing it, we deserve little or no credit for this, but is feels like a milestone as a parent.  The fact that all the boys are home to celebrate is another serious plus in the whole equation of life.
Our youngest is childhood cancer survivor who has a number of learning differences, so his graduation is particularly sweet.  We have all, as a family, contributed to his accomplishments to date, but he is to be celebrated.  The fact of the matter is that we all need the support of our village. None of us does anything alone.  We owe those who went before us for our successes, but it is easy to forget that.  Not so in his case. He knows exactly how much he relies on us for his opportunities and his successes, and his openness to acknowledging this is, for me, inspirational.  The future is yet another unknown, but we are asking in this current glory.