tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post7564785481273522964..comments2023-10-20T01:54:14.474-06:00Comments on The Ordinary Life of an Extraordinary Girl: What does laundry detergent really mean?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18119345105943709206noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-14134734310525715372013-09-01T18:03:48.595-06:002013-09-01T18:03:48.595-06:00My gut tells me she will stick it out...Fingers cr...My gut tells me she will stick it out...Fingers crossed!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119345105943709206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-43523951317648007072013-09-01T18:03:11.895-06:002013-09-01T18:03:11.895-06:00Thanks for the note! I remember drinking beer and ...Thanks for the note! I remember drinking beer and paying foosball when I first went to college- thankfully Alex has not discovered that yet!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119345105943709206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-16405398841002453522013-09-01T18:01:35.648-06:002013-09-01T18:01:35.648-06:00I love reading about Dev! She will do great when t...I love reading about Dev! She will do great when the time comes. No need to rush, it happens way too fast :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119345105943709206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-15783179212283244852013-09-01T18:00:47.867-06:002013-09-01T18:00:47.867-06:00Hi Kimberley - thanks for the tidbit of knowledge ...Hi Kimberley - thanks for the tidbit of knowledge about college! Congrats on the birth of your daughter - I hope she is healthy and you are already enjoying tons of laughs with her. Thanks for complimenting my parenting - it is always a guessing game!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119345105943709206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-61659361966464701842013-09-01T15:46:42.479-06:002013-09-01T15:46:42.479-06:00I'm not sure if this will get posted twice.
A...I'm not sure if this will get posted twice. <br />Alex has had 20 years of you and JB being there for her, and it gave her a lot of reassurance. She might be feeling homesick, and a little envious of Tom being in CO for college. I hope that she will decide to stick it out. She is getting to have an experience that was never imagined not that many years ago for DS students. I am super proud of her, and brag to my friends all the time about Alex. I hope she will find a confidant at school that she can open up to--maybe a counselor or a roommate. Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079047776058258978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-30076890586442694372013-09-01T15:41:45.080-06:002013-09-01T15:41:45.080-06:00Being in Ohio is a lot further than CU where Tom i...Being in Ohio is a lot further than CU where Tom is. And having you and JB around for 20 years gave Alex a lot of reassurance. I really think she'll be fine, if she can stick it out for a while. She is very lucky to have this experience and I truly hopes she sticks it out. I can't wait to continue reading about her.Elysehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07079047776058258978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-13376570589991632192013-09-01T13:20:11.244-06:002013-09-01T13:20:11.244-06:00Gary, I am so thankful for your posts and suggesti...Gary, I am so thankful for your posts and suggestions. I feel for Alex - I remember being so excited to be at college, but also overwhelmed by being so far from home.Deborahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09211537058262061608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-76162079105371507452013-09-01T11:08:20.767-06:002013-09-01T11:08:20.767-06:00Love what Kimberley stated and feel the same! Our ...Love what Kimberley stated and feel the same! Our oldest, typical is heading off to college. I hope to learn from it and Alex as Dev (now a junior and has DS) is exploring "what's next"<br />Thanks for the insight<br />www.raiseExpectations.comAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01222476148926313980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5081924813285079204.post-867939672088004962013-09-01T10:05:35.253-06:002013-09-01T10:05:35.253-06:00What a great post. I wonder if Alex might like to...What a great post. I wonder if Alex might like to know that the first five weeks of college are the very most important for any student. It's in those first 5 weeks that most students make up their mind to stay or or to leave. For all students. All students who go away (ok, maybe there are some wildly unlike the others) battle homesickness and the desire to escape. Colleges with great first year experiences know this and work with students in this. So...sounds to me like Alex is a typical college student! And that makes me so excited to hear. Ok, so I know Alex will have her own unique set of challenges. But I love reading your FB page and your blog. I work at a university and a year ago had a daughter with DS. I don't know what my daughter will want to do, but I hope that if she wants to go to college, she can. And Alex is an inspiration--as is your parenting and loving and sense of humor. Thank you!!Kimberleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02594733388253482995noreply@blogger.com