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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 2:06:45 GMT
I've been sick and dealing with some health stuff lately, but just had to make a quick mom brag, since I am so incredibly proud of my son today. Tomorrow he graduates from summa cum laude. He started off at , and left there with a 4.0 when he changed his major to a more liberal arts oriented degree, and just didn't have an equivalent program. We much prefer as a school, but as that was the biggest disappointment in his university education so far, I'll take it! He has also done work-study at the Federal Repository in the University library for the three years that he has attended . He also just got notified that he was awarded an International Fulbright Teaching Assistant-ship, and so he will be going to in late July or early August (not many details yet) and staying for at least 1 year. He's talking about staying longer to get more experience with his Mandarin in. This is a kid who started out his school career with some pretty big difficulties ( ), but persevered, worked his tail off, and totally turned things around by 4th grade. He's been an academic overachiever ever since. This is also a kid who has a . I'm just so incredibly proud of him and all he has accomplished so far, and couldn't resist the temptation to brag on him a bit.  |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 2:10:00 GMT
Brag all day long. Great achievement. For you both.
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Post by eversograceful1 on May 9, 2015 2:11:27 GMT
Brag away!
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Post by 950nancy on May 9, 2015 2:12:34 GMT
What a great kid! Nice job to you too!
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Post by scrapaddie on May 9, 2015 2:18:10 GMT
Go ahead and brag. You both deserve it.
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Post by akathy on May 9, 2015 2:20:04 GMT
I'd brag too! Good job! What's his degree in?
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Post by Merge on May 9, 2015 2:38:43 GMT
That's great! Thanks for sharing your good news.
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Post by mimima on May 9, 2015 2:39:57 GMT
Congratulations
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Post by cmpeter on May 9, 2015 2:41:29 GMT
He sounds like an amazing young man. Congrats Mom!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 2:45:51 GMT
Thanks for indulging me, everyone! akathy , he did a dual major in . Makes my head spin! I tease him that he's like a female Rory Gilmore. If anyone remembers when she went down to Florida for Spring Break and her and Paris were watching the Joseph Campbell Power of Myth Series on videotape, I was LMAO, because that is totally something he would do. DS discovered Joseph Campbell in high school and went all out intense on reading his books, etc. I was recently giving him a hard time when he took a bunch of old VHS tapes with this kind of stuff that one of his retiring professors was offering up. He's an old soul for sure. He started out at as a major. He is a true outdoors-man and loves hiking, camping, etc. (no hunting, though. He's more of a John Muir type). He had been wavering between and when he was heading off to college. I had hoped he would stick with the , because I thought his job prospects would be much better long-term-especially back home in He ended up switching to the after 1 year at , and he seems to love it. So I'm happy that he's happy.  |
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Post by bc2ca on May 9, 2015 2:46:55 GMT
He sounds like a great young man. You should be proudly bragging away |
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Post by Ramona on May 9, 2015 2:54:36 GMT
Congratulations to son and mother!!! |
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Post by hdoublej on May 9, 2015 2:55:24 GMT
That's great! Brag away!
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Post by Skellinton on May 9, 2015 3:15:04 GMT
That is awesome! You and your husband deserve a big ole pat on the back too, you two sound like you have raised a great young man!
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Post by craftedbys on May 9, 2015 3:32:19 GMT
Congratulations to your son! Brag away!
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Post by elaine on May 9, 2015 3:34:33 GMT
I've been sick and dealing with some health stuff lately, but just had to make a quick mom brag, since I am so incredibly proud of my son today. Tomorrow he graduates from the University of South Carolina summa cum laude. He started off at Clemson, and left there with a 4.0 when he changed his major to a more liberal arts oriented degree, and Clemson just didn't have an equivalent program. We much prefer Clemson as a school, but as that was the biggest disappointment in his university education so far, I'll take it! He has also done work-study at the Federal Repository in the University library for the three years that he has attended USC. He also just got notified that he was awarded an International Fulbright Teaching Assistant-ship, and so he will be going to Taiwan in late July or early August (not many details yet) and staying for at least 1 year. He's talking about staying longer to get more experience with his Mandarin in. This is a kid who started out his school career with some pretty big difficulties (reading and writing problems due to SPD), but persevered, worked his tail off, and totally turned things around by 4th grade. He's been an academic overachiever ever since. This is also a kid who has a POS bio father who never paid a dime in child support and hasn't even attempted to contact him or his sister since they were 4. We have made it through some extremely tough emotional times and even tougher lean financial times. Of course, current DH gets a huge portion of the credit as he has been an amazing father to them, and truly loves them like his own since we got married when DS was 8. I'm just so incredibly proud of him and all he has accomplished so far, and couldn't resist the temptation to brag on him a bit. How amazingly awesome! Great job, mom! |
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Post by Olan on May 9, 2015 3:37:07 GMT
Wow what a shift and I bet it makes for interesting convo. Forestry to Mandarin! Congrats to both of you.
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Post by k8smom on May 9, 2015 3:39:28 GMT
How lovely! Well done, mom! Kinda makes the struggles worth it, doesn't it?
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 3:42:26 GMT
Wow what a shift and I bet it makes for interesting convo. Forestry to Mandarin! Congrats to both of you. It totally does! I remarked on the crazy opposite-ness of his choices while he was still debating majors his senior year of high school. My uncle said the exact same thing when we saw him recently. He gets this look quite often:  Thank you for the congrats |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 3:48:01 GMT
How lovely! Well done, mom! Kinda makes the struggles worth it, doesn't it? It really, really does. I had quite a weepy spell earlier tonight when I thought back to some of his early struggles, and the nights he (and I) would cry over how difficult it was for him . . . and his letter to J.K. Rowling when he was in upper elementary along with her response, his later academic honors, high school graduation, etc. Times like this are a sweet, sweet victory for sure. |
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Post by MorellisCupcake on May 9, 2015 3:50:42 GMT
What? Clemson to USC? Tiger to a Gamecock? They're natural enemies.  Kidding. That's fantastic for your son, congratulations! My daughter just finished her junior year at USC and I love that campus.. but man, it's a sauna in the summer! |
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 3:58:29 GMT
What? Clemson to USC? Tiger to a Gamecock? They're natural enemies. Kidding. That's fantastic for your son, congratulations! My daughter just finished her junior year at USC and I love that campus.. but man, it's a sauna in the summer! I know, right? It's almost as big a rivalry as . He struggled with it for sure, and he's (understandably) not very vocal about it around school, but he's still a at heart. He has had some wonderful mentors at though. His boss at the library has been absolutely amazing. Completely agree about the summers. They are long (so long!) and brutal. The humidity ranks right up there with sometimes. |
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Post by monicad on May 9, 2015 4:13:40 GMT
That's awesome! Congrats to your son and to you as well!!
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Post by Dori~Mama~Bear on May 9, 2015 5:00:38 GMT
That is awesome. Sounds like one smart grown up kid.
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Post by 4cliffdwellers on May 9, 2015 5:16:02 GMT
I love hearing brags, especially one that wonderful! Great job Mom!
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Post by Sue on May 9, 2015 5:28:08 GMT
A pat on the back to him and one to you and your husband too. He sounds like a wonderful young man. You should be very proud.
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 6:43:00 GMT
Hen hao de shuixiao!
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Post by Memo on May 9, 2015 7:24:31 GMT
That is so very awesome, congratulations!
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Post by Deleted on May 9, 2015 10:43:53 GMT
Brag away, it's so great to hear when someone's child is doing great. Be proud and enjoy!
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Post by sweetpeasmom on May 9, 2015 10:50:50 GMT
That is AWESOME!! You should brag. I'm a Gamecock fan, btw |
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