Rounding First
With Miles To Go Before He Sleeps
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1 min readMay 31, 2013
Our son Miles graduated from first grade today. He got a diploma and everything. He was proud. I was prouder.
I cried a little, the way you do in a crowd, then a lot more when I got in the car afterward.
These are the bittersweet moments in life, when you pause to honor progress, believe again in hope and health and happiness, and watch a little preciousness slip away, as a boy continues his journey to becoming a man.