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Class of 2023 – The Real Deal

Ilinap · June 13, 2023 ·

It was a mistake to watch the last episode of the final season of Never Have I Ever on the eve of my son’s high school graduation as he prepares to move 3000 miles away across the country in his evolution from Enloe Eagle to Oregon Duck. I am left wondering how my own parents … [Read more...] about Class of 2023 – The Real Deal

Tags: boy mom, college, Deal, education, graduation, high school, milestones, motherhood, parenting, sons

Wake County Boys and Girls Club Ubuntu Scholarship

Ilinap · July 29, 2010 ·

Sometimes I get my bloomers in a bundle over really stupid stuff. The Universe seems to know when I need Reality to slap some sense into me. The Universe was chiming in loud and clear when my friend Tia called me from the Wake County Boys and Girls Club recently. I, with two … [Read more...] about Wake County Boys and Girls Club Ubuntu Scholarship

Tags: community, donate, education, family, graduation, kids, school, volunteer

(Not) Just Another Graduation Post

Ilinap · May 25, 2010 ·

My baby boy "graduates" tomorrow. From preschool. I'll likely be crying like a baby. I'll be the only one from our family to be cheerleader, photographer, videographer, official hugger, high fiver, and doter. Luckily I am adept at all those things. However, since it's my baby boy … [Read more...] about (Not) Just Another Graduation Post

Tags: Deal, family, graduation, growing up, kids, preschool, school

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