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<p>Of course! We are a very educated bunch here at CC!! I would be more surprised if our CCers didn't know the answer to your question.</p>

<p>All right, CCers...own up. Do you or do you not know who Mr. Giesel is? Looking up on wikipedia or google doesn't count.</p>

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until DH mentioned, as we ate the 18th birthday cake, that DS wouldn't be home for his next birthday.

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<p>Oh it's worse than that... Try the next four or five birthdays, or more if grad school, job, marriage or some other interest keeps them away. By then younger sister will be in college, other family members could be elsewhere or dead :(</p>

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I haven't been the same since.

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<p>Me too. My intent wasn't to bum out the family, but for them to realize that 18th birthday with everyone in attendance was the last of it's kind, a passing of and era, a moment to cherish.... Seems no one else took my viewpoint.</p>

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<p>You know you're a parent of a college bound senior when you start to click on the threads that mention where to get XL bedsheets.</p>

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<p>** OT **</p>

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I wonder if anyone besides you and me know who Mr. Giesel is

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A hint for the curious - My all time favorite, * McElligot's Pool * :)</p>

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<p>Dd has the quote on her facebook page;

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"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself, any direction you choose."
Dr. Seuss

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An apt quote for a kid who has found her way to Spain, Nicaragua, Chile, Brazil, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, Armenia, China, Korea, Turkey, Bolivia, England, Germany, Denmark, blah, blah, blah... ;)</p>

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<p>Didn't he write a book for adults using his own name? I can't find it!</p>

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<p>I only know Dr. Seuss because I know he wrote "Oh the Places You'll Go" rather than his name. The pen name is catchier!</p>

<p>I'm not the parent of a CB senior but am still hooked here--watch out it's more addictive than it should be. Both of my kids are now in college & S will be graduating in about a year! Am so glad there are no apps around our house any more!</p>

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<p>Of course I do. He lived in San Diego and the UCSD main library is named for him.</p>

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<p>On the far away island of Salamasond
Yertle the Turtle was king of the pond
A nice little pond itwas clean it was neat
The water was warm there was plenty to eat
The Turtles had everything turtles could need and they were all happy
quite happy indeed
Until one day Yertle the king of them all decided the kingdom he ruled was too small
I'm ruler he said of all that I see
But I don't see enough that's the trouble with me</p>

<p>I could go on and on but I wont except tell you that all of the above is from memory :) and my favorite esoteric Theodore Giesel stories: Too Many Daves and the The Pale Green Pants with No One Inside Them.</p>

<p>Now back to your regularly scheduled programming</p>

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<p>Our dog subscribes to the same theory. If she can see it from our house, it's hers. She barks at dogs or people who are on the other side of the street and three houses down - for walking on <em>her</em> territory.</p>

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<p>Okay, now you guys are bumming me out. My DD will celebrate her 18th birthday off at college in the fall...yes, I'm sending a 17 year old off to college possibly 2,000 miles away. Now I'm feeling badly that I didn't make a big deal of her last b-day. OHHH, I'm a bad Mommy!!!!</p>

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<p>...you are forbidden to retrieve objects from your own mailbox lest you be the first to see how thick the envelopes are.</p>

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<p>Your child starts to get credit card applications in the mail.</p>

<p>You find yourself collecting crockpot recipes thinking they will do all their own cooking (boy, was I naive!).</p>

<p>Every place in town sends you a "commemorate your grad" ad for something they think you just HAVE TO HAVE so that you'll remember your child (how the heck could I forget?).</p>

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<p>Oaksmom:</p>

<p>Send her a party in a box then!</p>

<p>If it were me, I'd send a box with things like:
Premade cupcakes or muffins.
Candles (one for each "cake")
Party hats
Noise Makers
Party games like pin the tail on the donkey (I've found these at dollar stores)
Party napkins.
Lemonade mix (and perhaps a pitcher to make it in - dollar store to the rescue).
Party cups
Whatever else you want!</p>

<p>And don't forget - some type of gift just for her. This way, she can throw her own party and have all the swag to go with it.</p>

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<p>Gee, my kids have never been interested in mail--even when folks were starting to receive acceptances. They have also been receiving credit card apps since birth -- or at least since being enrolled in frequent flyer programs at age 6 months. Am trying to figure out which one to get D.</p>

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I hadn't even thought about how sad it will be when we are celebrating her last birthday at home

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I KNEW there was a good reason for giving birth to my D in August!!</p>

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<p>You wonder if her younger brother will start to use her "more desireable" chair at the dinner table, and wonder what the heck you will talk about at dinner since younger brother is far less communicative.</p>

<p>You wonder if he will want to move into her bedroom. And then you recall the rainy summer weekend the two of you painted her room in silly colors and cry. (and secretly hope the younger brother does not want to move into the room because it will be a big job to cover up those colors)</p>

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<p>Rrah, the younger son and I already have discussed relocation of him to his brother's bedroom. The older son has a bigger TV and cannot take it to college. The younger son has the smaller TV -- perfect for the college dorm! Of course, when the two begin to argue, the younger one tells the older one that he cannot wait for him to leave. My prediction is that the older one will be gone three days and the younger one will say to me, "I'm bored. When is .... coming home?"</p>

<p>BTW, the younger son is not as much of a talker, either, except I have noticed that when he is just with me, he can communicate!</p>

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<p>Apologies again for going OT. One last bit of trivia on Dr. Suess a.k.a. Theodore Giesel--<br>
How many of you know his other pen name? Used on books he wrote, but that someone else illustrated.</p>

<p>Yes, I know, the ones he illustrated are the best.</p>

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<p>You find yourself linking up more with parents of underclassmen, so you can offload all the wonderful college info found here and eleswhere,</p>