Last one out of the nest…

The Brat leaves for college today.

You have no idea what kind of utter dread this fills me with. Not that she’s leaving, but that the strange, tiny creature I held in my arms at the tender age of 13 has not only figured out how to walk and communicate with the rest of the world, but she’s made me age 17 years in the space of what seems like a week. I would start complaining about how growing old sucks, but I feel my sciatica acting up again, and I think I’d rather just have a nice rest now, thank you.

I wish her well in her adventures, and know she’ll be back one day, Starbucks in one hand, Communist Party card in the other, weeping at how GWB is destroying the known universe by merely existing.

Comments (10) to “Last one out of the nest…”

  1. I give her 3 weeks before she has either:

    A) Taken up a cause and let it consume her
    B) Started wearing a beret
    C) Started talking about the evils of capitalism
    D) Shaved her head
    E) None of the above

    I guarantee at least ONE of these is right (OK, so it will probably be E)

  2. If you’re feeling lucky, I’ll put on the pressure to update with our newest house pictures.

  3. You have to ask yourself one question - “Do I feel lucky?”

    Well…do ya, punk?

  4. Brett!!!! Whats up? I just got internet! Whos that little Erky punk? Howev3er, I do agree that I will be doing none of those thank you. Its beautiful in DC…and it didn’t even rain with the hurricane yesterday. Miss you!

  5. Erky…. punk? Is that the same Erky punk who spent 4 years as a marine? One day and she’s already sp34k1ng 133+. What gives?

  6. DAMN I forgot to list l33+ 5p34k on the list. DAMN DAMN DAMN.

    Oh, and it was 6 years, but who’s counting?

  7. So like… you know how to kill a man with a spoon… AND you’re a punk. Nice. :)

  8. And in other news, today’s hottest new collectible toy is being recalled.

  9. Actually, I was most depressed when I discovered there would be no spoon killing classes. I finally asked someone when we would learn to kill someone with a spoon, and he gave me a quick and dirty description of how to hit someone on the head like 600 times with a spoon, but that’s really not very fun.

  10. I like getting emails from people I know, makes me feel better every morning.

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