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The Two Meanings (at Least) of “Taking Someone to School”

Slang vs. Literal According to Urban Dictionary, the slang meaning of “taking someone to school” is, “beating someone in a competition badly and thereby teaching them how it’s really done.” Ahh, but what if that someone is your 18 year-old son, and you really ARE “taking him to school” — in this case, to college halfway across the...
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2 Unmistakable Signs That Your Kid’s Leaving for College Soon

Preparing for an Empty Emptier Nest “At first you go bankrupt slowly, then all at once.” –Mark Twain, F. Scott Fitzgerald, others. Somehow, the quote above seems to (also) describe the experience of preparing for the imminent departure of our 18 year-old for college in California this Fall. It creeps up slowly . . . then...
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