School Me Saturday 8/12/23-move in day

The school year is barrelling down upon us.

I know at the university I go to this is move-in weekend. Classes start for the fall semester on Monday.

Your university may have a different schedule but the motions and the feelings are the same.

This time next week, many of the freshmen will be moved into the dorms.

Many tearful goodbyes will be had.

Many parents will leave their children behind to become adults as the parents drive away.

This can be a sad time for parents and students alike.

But…

The students are on the cusp of something new and exciting and adulthood.

The parents are also on the cusp of something new and exciting. They will be rediscovering who they are when they are not so and so’s mom or dad.

Be careful of the new student as they leave the chrysalis and try out the new adult wings.

But be careful of the parents who perceive that something is different as they drive home alone.

Change is good. It is time to acknowledge that change is hard as well.

My fall wish is that all the students will be able to adapt to their changed reality. An additional fall wish is the flip side of that coin. That all parents will be able to adapt to their changed reality.

It’s going to be okay.

If it is not, you have the tools to survive. So do the students, you’ve made sure of that.