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Every now and then, I stumble across my mom’s speech from my sister, Leah’s 1979 commencement address. It still hits me so deeply; I’d like to share it again.
“My husband and I are very honored to be here this evening on behalf of the parents of the Class of 1979.
We, as parents, feel we have an advantage here this evening. For, we have known you considerably longer than any of your teachers, administration or classmates. We’ve known you far longer for we were there from the first miraculous moment when we met each other eye to eye and we silently took inventory of the incredibility of you as a beautiful masterpiece. You were an individual, a new person so dependent on us for survival but so independent in characteristics and feelings. You overwhelmed us. We were in awe of you. Quite often we were terrified at the prospect of the responsibility we had to teach you, guide you, hold tight to you and slowly – ever so slowly – let you go to become your own person. We remember –
YOUR FIRST WORD – and now we can’t get a word in edgewise,
YOUR FIRST TOOTH – and the hundreds of dollars we spent to correct them,
YOUR FIRST STEP – and now you’ve discovered many more means of transportation,
YOUR FIRST VACATION – now your vacations don’t include us,
YOUR FIRST ACCIDENT – when all it took was a kiss to make it better – now all it takes is sky high insurance,
YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – when you cried unsure of meeting new friends and now your last day – you’re still crying but for leaving those same friends,
YOUR FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT – when it was “the end of the world”,
YOUR FIRST HONOR – and little did you know how honored we were,
YOUR FIRST LOVE – when you realized that Dad was not the only man you could love,
YOUR FIRST HEARTBREAK – and you turned back to Dad for that shoulder to cry on,
YOUR FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT – and now you have a lifetime of them ahead.
We loved you then. We love you now and we will always love you. You are a part of us. You are the one meaningful thing we leave behind. We have contributed so handsomely to the universe because of you. GOD BLESS YOU.”
Estelle Katherine Antonio June 1979
Every now and then, I stumble across my mom’s speech from my sister, Leah’s 1979 commencement address. It still hits me so deeply; I’d like to share it again.
“My husband and I are very honored to be here this evening on behalf of the parents of the Class of 1979.
We, as parents, feel we have an advantage here this evening. For, we have known you considerably longer than any of your teachers, administration or classmates. We’ve known you far longer for we were there from the first miraculous moment when we met each other eye to eye and we silently took inventory of the incredibility of you as a beautiful masterpiece. You were an individual, a new person so dependent on us for survival but so independent in characteristics and feelings. You overwhelmed us. We were in awe of you. Quite often we were terrified at the prospect of the responsibility we had to teach you, guide you, hold tight to you and slowly – ever so slowly – let you go to become your own person. We remember –
YOUR FIRST WORD – and now we can’t get a word in edgewise,
YOUR FIRST TOOTH – and the hundreds of dollars we spent to correct them,
YOUR FIRST STEP – and now you’ve discovered many more means of transportation,
YOUR FIRST VACATION – now your vacations don’t include us,
YOUR FIRST ACCIDENT – when all it took was a kiss to make it better – now all it takes is sky high insurance,
YOUR FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL – when you cried unsure of meeting new friends and now your last day – you’re still crying but for leaving those same friends,
YOUR FIRST DISAPPOINTMENT – when it was “the end of the world”,
YOUR FIRST HONOR – and little did you know how honored we were,
YOUR FIRST LOVE – when you realized that Dad was not the only man you could love,
YOUR FIRST HEARTBREAK – and you turned back to Dad for that shoulder to cry on,
YOUR FIRST ACCOMPLISHMENT – and now you have a lifetime of them ahead.
We loved you then. We love you now and we will always love you. You are a part of us. You are the one meaningful thing we leave behind. We have contributed so handsomely to the universe because of you. GOD BLESS YOU.”
Estelle Katherine Antonio June 1979
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