<p>Thank you all! It made me happy to know so many people here would be happy to hear this.</p>
<p>I love hearing good outcomes. Congratulations to you and your son.</p>
<p>Wonderful!!! Blessings abound!</p>
<p>YES!!! </p>
<p>Congratulations to your son ā¦ and to YOU! :)</p>
<p>Many congrats to you and your son. I hope I can post something similar in a couple of years!</p>
<p>Hope so, too. Missypie. I remember reading other turnaround stories wistfully, hoping to someday be able to echo them. And here is someday! Wishing you a someday soon! :)</p>
<p>MAZAL TOV !!!
I am sure it means so much more to your son than it does for a lot of students who march on the straight-and-narrow.</p>
<p>Garland, so nice to hear the happy ending.</p>
<p>Thanks for posting, so many , many of us with kids on the long term track are happy for you and garlandson. </p>
<p>Missy, you will be there one day. Hugs meanwhile.</p>
<p>Congratulations to you both. It seems like a rarity on CC, but there are plenty of people who donāt complete school in 4 years or 8 semesters. Iām trying to adjust my own expectations, sensing burnout coming on. </p>
<p>Awesome news Garland ! My oldest is contemplating going back to school . She also toyed with the idea two yrs ago and decided against it . Her younger sister is trying to urge her to go into the same field she is studying for. I am cautiously optimistic that she might find her niche. Out of all my girls ,she is the smartest , but the only one who hasnāt found her true calling </p>
<p>So happy for you and your family.</p>
<p>Wonderful culmination for your sonās saga.
Happy, happy, joy, joy! 
>:D<
I do believe that those who leave and later return do it with increased appreciation for the opportunity (and increased maturity, LOL!) </p>
<p>Beautiful day for a graduation :)</p>
<p>I hope you are going to keep visiting the cafe even though you are technically not a college mom anymore. Congrats again. </p>
<p>Heyā¦ doesnāt grad school count? (I figure Iām still a ācollege momā at least until 2016 when my d. gets her masterās. And to Garland: itās perfectly acceptable for our college grad kids to take a gap year or three before they get around to even thinking about grad school.)</p>
<p>Hey, six in the middle of undergrad is perfectly acceptable, too! ;)</p>
<p>And donāt worry, Bunsenāyāall are not getting rid of me that easily. There are vacation threads, retirement threads, health threads, book threadsālots to keep up with!</p>