Dear Carson:
I can’t believe you are graduating from
high school this month. I love you so
much, and I am going to miss you, as you start the next stage of your life
journey. I have enjoyed every minute of
the first 18 years of your life, all of it!
I am so proud of you, as you have taken on every challenge.
I love all of our adventures together, especially
the ones with trials to overcome; getting lost on four-wheeler; learning to
bicycle then the bike breaking down; and taking a wrong turn on top of Mt. Washington,. We have done so many one on one trips
together from the many Red Sox games each summer, to nine Patriots games, to
Dodgers NLCS game, to NCAA Elite Eight, to Braves, to Falcons, to Driftwood, to
Myrtle Beach pitching for the Heat, all the way to Houston, Texas and the
Patriots win over the Falcons in Superbowl 51.
As you have grown up, and I have relished watching you play baseball,
basketball, football, and most recently dodge ball. Better yet, participating with you;
basketball, snowboarding / skiing, road races, hiking, camping, canoeing,
swimming, caving, whitewater rafting, triathlons, tennis, ping-ponging, golf,
pickleball, zombie runs, wii, x-box, and warrior dashes.
In addition to our one on one trips
across the USA, especially our annual Patriot games, I love being with you,
Madison and mom together. Our family vacations to Perkins Pond every year, plus
our family trips to New York City, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tampa Bay, Orlando,
Martha Vineyard, Mexico, and Quebec.
As you head off to college, please
remember: Be Nice, Be Inclusive, Be a Leader
If you need me, I will be there.
Love, Your Very Proud, Dad
Thank you for letting me share my letter to my college bound son.
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