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Date Posted: 14:27:51 05/09/24 Thu
He's not the first student, athlete or otherwise, who transferred to a college closer to home.
But I'm reminded of a story told in our family about my grandmother. This happened back in our country of origin, not the US. Back in that day and that country, it was very rare for a woman to even go to college, almost unheard of.
But she pestered her father, my great-grandfather, until he allowed her to leave home for college. Keep in mind that we're talking about the early twentieth century.
During her freshman year, she got homesick and called to come home. Her father replied, "You can come home, but fools make trouble for themselves."
She took his words to heart and stayed on to graduate, eventually becoming one of the most prominent women in her country.
When I left for college, my parents tore down the wall between their bedroom and my bedroom.
Sometimes, a parent's job is to say, "No, you can't come home."
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