To My Child, I am letting you go to Senior Week, but that doesn’t mean I won’t worry. I know you want me to start treating you like an adult by giving you some space and some trust. But I also know that sometimes people your age think that nothing can ever happen to them; they don’t really think about some of the risks they are taking and how the consequences can haunt them forever. I love you and don’t want to lose you. I don’t want to be one of those parents who get the nightmare call in the middle of the night from the police, the hospital, or G-d forbid, the morgue. So, here are my Senior Week Commandments. Please read them, take them seriously, and come home to me safely. 1. Always have someone with you,… read more
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Senior Week: A Parent’s Letter
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