It's been a long road: first they were babies, then preschoolers, now full-fledged elementary and middle school students. (Hopefully, I'm on the middle of the road somewhere). Years went by and I'm not sure what happened. During those years when my children were tiny, I hardly noticed the time, the day, the month, even the year.
There wasn't a moment that I wasn't doing something for someone else. My entire existence became intertwined with that of my family's. The lines were blurring, the experiences were another's, not mine. It was getting more and more difficult to determine where the kids ended and I began.
Maybe that's good, in a sense, to be so utterly connected with your children that you feel as one. There's a special bond. One that will last a lifetime. So, yes, it is good. But there's has to be a separation.
Over the past five years I have volunteered to serve my local public library as a Trustee. It's been an honor and a pleasure. Because of this continuing, enriching experience, I've decided to do something completely for me: I am going back to school.
Beginning today, I will officially be a graduate student at C.W. Post, working toward a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science.
Not only am I doing something remarkably special for myself, but I believe I am also teaching my children some important lessons: they are not the center of the universe, they can continue to fulfill their dreams throughout their lives and no one should ever underestimate the significance of libraries.
There wasn't a moment that I wasn't doing something for someone else. My entire existence became intertwined with that of my family's. The lines were blurring, the experiences were another's, not mine. It was getting more and more difficult to determine where the kids ended and I began.
Maybe that's good, in a sense, to be so utterly connected with your children that you feel as one. There's a special bond. One that will last a lifetime. So, yes, it is good. But there's has to be a separation.
Over the past five years I have volunteered to serve my local public library as a Trustee. It's been an honor and a pleasure. Because of this continuing, enriching experience, I've decided to do something completely for me: I am going back to school.
Beginning today, I will officially be a graduate student at C.W. Post, working toward a Master's Degree in Library and Information Science.
Not only am I doing something remarkably special for myself, but I believe I am also teaching my children some important lessons: they are not the center of the universe, they can continue to fulfill their dreams throughout their lives and no one should ever underestimate the significance of libraries.
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