Lee Stubbs

Editor

I’ve still got one year to go before my first-born graduates from high school, but I’m already getting emotional about it. It seems impossible to me that my son, whom I once toted around on my shoulder like a bag of potatoes, will in 12 short months receive his high school diploma and hurry off to college.

And I know those 12 months will pass in the blink of an eye.

Many of you parents out there are experiencing this joyous, yet dramatic life event this weekend. I have no advice to give you — obviously — but I want you to know that I am already feeling your pain. In fact, don’t be too surprised if you see me Saturday evening at the Platte County graduation, wiping a tear from my eye. I know many of your sons and daughters and have enjoyed watching them over the years.

As for all you grads, I’m sure you have been and will be inundated with pearls of wisdom from everyone you know (and even some folks you don’t know) as you graduate from high school.

That said, I only have one thing to say: I hope your days in high school — however fun and gratifying that they were — are not looked back upon, some miles down the road, as the best days of your lives. This sounds kind of corny, but you have climbed only a fraction up the mountainside.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

there’s another significant and emotional day this weekend — at least it better be significant, if all you sons and husbands know what’s good for you.

Mother’s Day is Sunday, the one day of the year when we give our mothers, as well as the mothers of our children, the day off.

Of course, we realize this is an oxymoron — mothers never truly get a day off.

Even on their special days, our mothers and the mothers of our children have to comfort crying babies, take meat out of the freezer to defrost and answer stupid questions like, “Honey, where’s my blue-striped golf shirt?”

At any rate, it is another emotional day. Everybody has a long list of stories to tell about the sacrifices one’s mother has made.

For the full story see this week's issue.

Lee Stubbs is owner/editor of The Citizen. He may be reached at plattecitizen@kc.rr.com.