Emotional night.

[Betty]

My daughter, 17, recently graduated, missed the deadline to get her paperwork in to be considered a resident, can't afford classes a result, got her first job.

It is both incredibly gratifying to see her go out and learn this lesson of hard work and earning money in "the real world". But at the same time, I want to shelter her from all the hardship that that brings.... down to the blister on her foot from being on her feet all day, to the idea that she is no longer a child... something that actually makes me cry now that I say it like that.

Oh - I know she's not grown up yet. 17! But she's making more of her own decisions. She'll be getting a paycheck giving her more spending money than she's ever had available (first job - 35 hours a week). I'm excited to see what she'll spend her hard earned money on (as opposed to gift money in smaller amounts.)

We've got friends that are younger than us - with a grandchild.

While I'm in no rush for my daughter to get pregnant, I admit I occasionally think about what it will be like.

Any more babies on the horizon for CP and GD?