Tale of 3 Daughters

[Hopeful_Bubbles]

Aww, what a great story! You actually make pies? My stomach is very interested in this I Eta Pi...

[Little32]

Mine too. I would like to subscribe to your newsletter.

[violetpretty]

That is the cutest thing I have ever heard! I Eta Pi! So where is this "University of Red Brick Sidewalks and Towering Oaks"?

[AnchorAlumna]

Now I'm going to want regular updates. I'll bet all 3 of these gals have interesting lives!

[FSUMummy]

That you so much for this story!

As the days approach for my daughter to begin recruitment, I find myself getting more and more drawn into the process. Just today, I was telling the hubby that I thought I was beginning to want this more than her. I even found myself in the AI thread!!!

Do all PNM Moms start to get a little nutty?

[IHPiPrez]

Originally Posted by FSUMummy

That you so much for this story!

As the days approach for my daughter to begin recruitment, I find myself getting more and more drawn into the process. Just today, I was telling the hubby that I thought I was beginning to want this more than her. I even found myself in the AI thread!!!

Do all PNM Moms start to get a little nutty?

How could we NOT get more than a little nutty? After all, we are MOM. It's up to us to make sure our kids are never hurt or disappointed, isn't it? DAD may be about "letting the chips fall where they may" but MOM definately isn't!!

It's so HARD for Moms (and most of all I mean ME) to transform from a "parenting" role to an "advising" role. You mean I have to LET her make a mistake with a downside I can see coming from miles away??? You mean I can't TELL her the guy she's so taken with is COMPLETELY wrong for her??? Yes, that's exactly what I mean. It sure was easier when they were 2, 4 and 6. In those days MOM ruled and all had to bow to her wisdom!!

I hope your daughter has a wonderful time during rush and finds her Greek home at FSU. I promise that the NUTTINESS of rush will soon pass (and be immediately replaced with new nuttiness as is the lot of all MOMS everywhere).

[IHPiPrez]

Thanks so much to all of you who posted replies or PMd me that you enjoyed my Tale! Even though my dream of a daughter who wears Greek letters didn’t come true (at least not in the usual way) I don’t believe that our dreams ever really die. The ones we hold most dear travel with us, always changing and adapting to fit our current circumstances. In that spirit, I offer you one last (and future) chapter of the Tale of 3 Daughters……..

Some number of years from now, I’m walking through a campus with red brick sidewalks, under the towering oaks, past old red brick buildings holding the hand of my oldest Granddaughter. (Hey! You there! I can SEE you laughing. Please stop IMMEDIATELY!! This is MY dream and I’m allowed to dream up as MANY future pledges, I mean Granddaughters as I want!!).

As we walk along, a student is walking toward us. After she passes by, Granddaughter says “Grams, what were those WEIRD letters on that girl’s tee?”

“Those were Greek Letters” I will reply.

‘But what did they mean?” she’ll ask.

“They mean that girl is the member of a sorority here at the “University of Red Brick Sidewalks and Towering Oaks.”

Puzzled she asks, “A sorority? What’s that??”

“Well,” I say “ a sorority is a group of girls who get together and do wonderful things for their school and community. While they’re doing these things, they have fun and become lifelong sisters.”

“Were you in a sorority when you went to school here?” Granddaughter asks.

“No, I wasn’t, but I always dreamed I would be.”

“If you dreamed it, why didn’t you just MAKE it come true?? I ALWAYS dreamed that Mom and Dad would take me to Disney World and you DO remember where we went this summer on vacation, don’t you???”

“Yes, I remember. You may be a bit too young to understand this, but sometimes our dreams don’t come true or at least not right away or exactly how we dreamed them. When you’re older, I’ll tell you a story about sororities. It’s a story about me and your Mom and both your Aunts.”

At this point Granddaughter drops my hand and faces me with both hands on her hips. “Grams, I’m old enough to understand LOTS of things and I want you to tell me the story NOW!!”

Thinking how much she reminds me of my 3 Daughters at her age, I take her hand and as we walk away say “OK, Impatient, if you insist. Did I ever ever tell you I grew up in Florida?”

[IHPiPrez]

Originally Posted by violetpretty

That is the cutest thing I have ever heard! I Eta Pi! So where is this "University of Red Brick Sidewalks and Towering Oaks"?

Since Daughter #2 and Daughter #3 still attend the University and Daugther #1 is a recent grad, I don't want to name names. Suffice it to say that my description could be about many of the BEAUTIFUL campuses that exist between Georgia and Maryland.

I hope all of you who are lucky enough to attended one of these schools LOVES every minute of it!

[IHPiPrez]

Originally Posted by Hopeful_Bubbles

Aww, what a great story! You actually make pies? My stomach is very interested in this I Eta Pi...

Yes, I actually do make pies.

The only problem is that Opinionated is SURE she wants apple, Unpredictable THINKS that sounds great until she realizes that peaches are in season and Determined has gone to the store, bought the ingredients and PLANS for me to make pecan, her personal favorite!!