<p>Great news, Consolation! That’ll take some of the financial pressure off, I’m sure. </p>
<p>S is now on the payroll after 4+ months as a temp with an organization he likes, and he’s about to move from home into an apartment with his GF. So everything is falling into place for him. It’s great to see him happy in work and in life. I hope the depressed months between Labor Day and late February–when he didn’t have a paid job–are a dim memory. We really like his GF, so who knows? At this age, a significant other can turn out to be “the one”!</p>
<p>I like jym626’s thread about the bittersweet nature of this transition to real adulthood. Our relationship survived our year together, so I think it’ll be fine. And he’s in the same city, so maybe that’s why I feel so serene–or maybe it’s because I’m finally converting his room into an exercise/guest room.</p>
<p>Just got home from helping our son and his girlfriend move to their new apartment. The nest is now down to two humans and a poodle. I’m feeling proud and happy about his future, whatever it may bring. Whew!</p>
<p>I’m enjoying having S at home for this brief interlude. I have an uncontrollable urge to adopt another dog, though! And the idea of a couple of sheep continues to appeal. </p>
<p>Well, moved S into his grad school accommodations on Monday. He is tremendously psyched for the program and for living in Manhattan: it is great to see. :)</p>
<p>Anyone else moving on to a new stage? Any other news?</p>
<p>BIG NEWS! D finished her student teaching (high school Math) in June and finished her masters Tuesday. She has been applying for multiple Math jobs, went on 5 interviews, a couple rejection and then today got offered not one but two different jobs. After going back and forth a hundred times and a lot of stress she chose one. Woo hoo! I am going to have one kid off of the payroll.</p>
<p>Great news, tx5! A successful launch. The first year of teaching is usually very tough, so you may be called on for moral support, but never fear. :)</p>
<p>Wonderful news about 2008ers! Consolation, I went to grad school at Columbia, too, and loved that time in Manhattan–everyone should have that experience IMHO, especially when young. Congrats to tx5’s D, too, for having a choice of math teaching jobs! My S is finding more teaching positions in physics than math in our neck of the woods (luckily he got certified this year in both), and has been offered one at high school about 40 minutes away (by car). He’d prefer not to drive every day (he’s gotten used to being a city dweller with public transit, and is finding the burbs lacking in that dept), so he’s hoping that the interview at the local hs, a 15 minute walk from our house, will result in a job offer. It’s a leave replacement position, which suits him perfectly since he still plans to teach in an urban district. This allows him to earn a living while making plans for a big relocation. And our empty nest is postponed for a year!</p>
<p>Wintriest, when dropping him off I was waxing very nostalgic about my time living/working in Manhattan and environs as a young adult. I told him he MUST go to Zabar’s ASAP. So many good memories: buying H&H Bagels and the Sunday Times to take home in the wee hours, brunches and gallery-hopping in SoHo, TKTS, movies at the Thalia…I was ready to move back myself. :D</p>
<p>Just moved my D to New Haven, CT. She will start her Law School after Labor Day. It seems ages ago when I moved her to Amherst to start her college. She took a dual degree in Math and English then worked in a consulting firm before deciding to attend law school. I had kept her old room the way it was. She moved back this summer and it was marvelous to spend the time to get acquainted with her again.</p>
<p>Just waved our DD (HS’08, BS’12) off to start grad school. She took a year off for travel, some work and some just sitting around at home driving me crazy with her messes (not a lot, but some anyway, LOL).
She is independent as heck, and didn’t want us anywhere near move-in. But best thing is that she is near home, so will come back for another car full and then probably Sunday we can see the apartment.
I thought it was awful that the school didn’t let roommates (apartment really) know who they were living with until the move in. Part of packing would include who is bringing what!!!
I hope she gets a really good roommate and has a fabulous time.</p>
<p>Sad to see her pack up and go, even if it is only 30 minutes away because I know it will be as if she is still 3000 like she was for the past 5 years. We’ll get our Sunday phone call and that will be that I really believe. I sound bitter, but I am not. It is a bit sad, but mostly glad, too!</p>
<p>My daughter also started grad school this term although for her, at UNC-CH Eshelman School of Pharmacy, they started orientation August 9 and classes soon after. It’s going to be a long 4 years until she gets her doctor of Pharmacy degree (pharmD).</p>
<p>Shameless maternal bragging: our son got a promotion. So he’s gone from a frustrating job search (September-February) to a temp job (March-June) to permanent employment with the same organization (July-now) to promoted! Whew. How’s everyone else doing?</p>
<p>Great news, geezermom! S seems to be really loving J school. It is great to <em>finally</em> see him really throwing himself into something. I’ll be seeing him next week, and hope to get some more details then.</p>
<p>My daughter is enjoying her first few weeks as a high school math teacher. Tonight is Back-to-School night. Although she is very comfortable with the kids, the parents make her a little nervous. </p>
<p>seiclan: Good luck to your daughter! I have my Pharm.D. The four years go by pretty quickly!</p>
<p>That’s an interesting comment, Consolation. I don’t think I finally threw myself into something until I was finished with undergrad, either. And my son seems to be the same way. It must be a maturity thing. I remember reading that the brain isn’t fully mature until the mid-20s (men later than women!). Anyway, it’s great to see them loving adult life.</p>
<p>tx5, my niece just started teaching, too (pre-K). I think parents would be scary!</p>
<p>S just informed me that he wants to go to Paris to see his GF over winter break, and asked if we would mind. Nice of him to ask. She is Asian, so this is a comparatively workable opportunity to see her. Whether this will be The One is still up in the air. Gave my approval. :)</p>
<p>My S just survived Back to School Night, too. Actually, he seemed to enjoy it. He wore a suit, and to my maternal eyes, looked like a kid dressed up in his grandpa’s clothes! He started each period with the parents by joking, “I know what you’re all thinking, but this is not an elaborate senior prank. I AM the new physics teacher.” It was also cute that other teachers (many of whom had taught him in HS) took him under their wings or asked him how his “first BTSN” had gone. He’s finding the job to be pretty exhausting, especially on days when he teaches six periods because of labs, but he says he’s having a blast with the kids. I think it really helps to be an alum and to know the building and particularly the school’s culture. He seems a lot less nervous than the other newbies. And he is a bit of a ham, too.</p>
<p>When this thread was moved, I had forgotten about it. Glad to hear everyone is moving forward. I helped my son move to Norwalk, CT, where he’s doing a one year surgical residency (physician assistant). VeryHappy, a frequent poster here on cc, was “VeryHelpful” with his move. He’s working 12 hour days and two 24 hour days each month. I thought he’d hate the long hours, but he hasn’t complained once. Guess he loves it enough to put up with the hours.</p>
<p>Hello, parents! We are clearly underachievers when it comes to these age bracket threads. Anyone have anything to report? </p>
<p>As S nears the end of his journalism program, he has literally no idea what he might be doing after May 21st (graduation day), except that he has to move out of his place by the 23rd. The Master’s Project was submitted earlier this week, Career Day is tomorrow, and the pace of job searching there has clearly picked up! I asked if he would need us to pick up stuff and move it somewhere/take it back here…no idea. I said, “Well <em>if</em> you have a job or internship…” and he interjected, very firmly, “I will!” I hardly recognize this organized, driven individual. :)</p>
<p>In other news, his first paid story is being published in April. As I remarked to a friend, he will be paid approximately 1/100th of the cost of the degree. Yes! He’s on the way. :)</p>
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So many good memories: buying H&H Bagels and the Sunday Times to take home in the wee hours, brunches and gallery-hopping in SoHo, TKTS, movies at the Thalia…I was ready to move back myself. :D</p>
She is Asian, so this is a comparatively workable opportunity to see her. Whether this will be The One is still up in the air. Gave my approval. :)</p>