I'm with you. My oldest son is 17. We always knew it was coming that one day they would grow up, but man it goes by so much faster than we anticipate. And just when we raise them up to be the kind of people we actually want to hang out with, they leave us! It's so hard.
@robertam58124 ай бұрын
You are so beautifully authentic, thank you for sharing it all! I have a special needs kiddo entering grade 10 and there is so much you have opened my eyes too! Thank you.
@Wayfarer8894 ай бұрын
Tip: before you have her apply for outside scholarships, contact the school financial aid office and make sure that those scholarships won't reduce the school financial aid package. Many schools calculate your expected family contribution and then subtract any outside aid from their side of the balance sheet, not yours. For example, if school costs 20k and your expected family contribution is 10k and she gets 5k in outside scholarships, the school will reduce their aid package to cover the remaining 5k. I have not been through this yet, but have read a lot about it!
@JenniferGarcia-qr3ur4 ай бұрын
I’m pouring showers with you too, Abbey. I have only one child that just started her junior year, and I have cried already in many occasions just thinking that we have four more years together. 😢 Thanks for sharing! God Bless!!
@amandalynch95674 ай бұрын
My oldest is a junior, and I am so overwhelmed by the emotions from what is coming! He is working for the first time this year, and our school year is already looking so different.
@annaramponi45054 ай бұрын
Same ❤. DD just got accepted at Ole Miss. it’s a tremendously emotional time over here. We are in Colorado. She gonna be far away. And honestly - we are considering moving closer to the university. 🎉
@ourfamilyvideos72834 ай бұрын
Getting ready to send outs off 9.5 hrs away… Our TIPS: get POA healthcare/ finance ( mama legal bear) that way you can be her voice if she’s injured,pay her bill if she can’t etc…we got Venmo put on her phone(you don’t have to attach bank acct but we can dump money in it)
@mypracticallyimperfectlife4 ай бұрын
That’s a great idea about the healthcare POA. I had not thought of that but I’ll add it to my list!
@CP-fo5sy4 ай бұрын
We use hslda diplomas.
@pnkgrl994 ай бұрын
I only have one child, a son, who just started ninth grade, and I’m already sad thinking that we only have a handful of years left. 😢 It goes by way too fast!