10.23.15 With love, intent is enough.

 

     Once we sent one of our kids to a boarding school.

     I know, we couldn't really afford it. I tried working extra to make the 1,000 a month. That was my plan.

     But this kid had always had such a tough time in school no matter what . They were 16. I wanted to see if we could give them one good year of academics. 
     Turned out the expensive fancy school was 'drugs and sex 101'.

     After all that care that went into raising this kid, with two younger ones at home. We still had to go there every weekend to help them organize their week , and tutor them, because the school wouldn't . But they did have one great year.
     What I do remember is the weekly visits to help with academics, then wandering around Williamstown with them.
     They brought me to a store one day , showed me this sweater . So beautiful. Said if we had money , it's what they would have given me for a winter holiday gift.
     I stood there with my big kid , smoothing my fingers along the grey/ ochre cashmere. Knowing that really, with love, intent is enough.