{"id":313,"date":"2008-10-01T22:00:16","date_gmt":"2008-10-02T05:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/?p=313"},"modified":"2008-10-01T22:00:16","modified_gmt":"2008-10-02T05:00:16","slug":"the-rewards-of-parenthood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rewards(?) Of Parenthood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My oldest daughter graduated from college this spring.\u00a0 She finished a B.A. in Psychology in 4 years &#8211; no small feat these days.\u00a0 She then proceeded to find a full-time job, locate an apartment, and move out on her own.\u00a0 She is happy, motivated, focused and determined.\u00a0 She lives a life of Christian faith. She has a boyfriend who, near as I can tell, is a salt-of-the-earth young man who adores and respects her very much.\u00a0 In short she has officially cut the apron strings and has embarked on a life of her own.<\/p>\n<p>I already miss her more than words can describe.<\/p>\n<p>Someone once told me that from the day a child is born, a parent&#8217;s task is to prepare them to leave the home.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;&#8230;.Success is indeed bittersweet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-313\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/?share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-313\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/?share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-linkedin\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-linkedin-313\" class=\"share-linkedin sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/?share=linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on LinkedIn\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-reddit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-reddit sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/?share=reddit\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Reddit\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-print\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-print sd-button share-icon no-text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.harmonicminer.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/01\/the-rewards-of-parenthood\/\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to print\"><span><\/span><span class=\"sharing-screen-reader-text\">Click to print (Opens in new window)<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My oldest daughter graduated from college this spring.\u00a0 She finished a B.A. in Psychology in 4 years &#8211; no small feat these days.\u00a0 She then proceeded to find a full-time job, locate an apartment, and move out on her own.\u00a0 She is happy, motivated, focused and determined.\u00a0 She lives a life of Christian faith. 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