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Chapter 34 – New Haven to Redondo Beach
Bette stepped forward and hugged Angie and whispered in her ear. “Baby girl…. Enjoy your time here. It will be over before you realize it. Make new friends, have new experiences and study hard. And for god’s sake be safe. I love you so much Angie. Call us if you need anything. Anytime and for any reason.” She then released Angie and smiled and allowed Tina to hold her child.
Tina smiled and then held Angie and rocked her much like she did when she was small. Tina then said “Well Boo, this is it. You’ve hit the big time now. An ivy league college and about to start your final leg of your education. Enjoy this time in your life Angie. Make the most of it. You only get one shot at this time in your life, make it count. Be safe my darling daughter. And call when you can. Don’t make us worry about you. We are proud of you Angie and we love you so much.” She then pulled away. Angie face was wet with tears.
Bette: Honey, we love you, but we need to get going. Have fun and study hard. We will talk tomorrow, okay?
Angie: Yeah. You guys be safe. Talk to you soon.
Angie then picked up her suitcase and headed for the dorm. Bette saw that everyone was situated in the car, so she began to drive away. She dared not look at the doorway as she knew she might see Angie walking into the building. Mary was passing around the tissues. Fortunately, Bette did not need one. Neither did Tina. But Daniel was having his problems. Tina was talking to him and holding him close. And Daniel did not seem to be getting under control. Bette had been on the freeway for about an hour, when she decided to pull off on an exit and look for a place to have a light lunch. She found a diner which looked like it was straight from the fifties. Bette told Mary and Tina to go in and find them a place to sit. And to order her some coffee and a bacon, lettuce and tomato sandwich and to order Daniel a cheeseburger with some fries. Maybe a milkshake as well. She then turned to Daniel.
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I hope I’m reading this story years into the future. Bette and Tina as grandparents, three generations living together, where Daniel will go to college, the scenarios are endless. Thanks for your dedication, Martha.
Fans,
Thank you for commenting. There are only a few more chapters in this Volume. I have completed a Volume 3 of this series … and will continue to publish on a regular basis. This volume starts to address the raising of a boy and the onset of puberty and adolescence. These are the challenging years in a persons life and even more so for the parents going through it with them. Now that Angie is away at Yale, she doesn’t have much of a role in my stories until she returns home.
I know that this is not the normal fan fiction. But what I want to show is how important communication is between Bette and Tina. I want to show how important it is for parents to communicate with their children and how important it is to realize that the objective is raise children to be independent, healthy, happy individuals. And so much goes into that. To have a child go from childhood to adulthood is difficult for parents… probably more difficult than the child themselves will ever realize. To come to the realization that you (as a parent) will not be there to give just the right advice and to object to the wrong decision is a tough bridge to cross. That has been a subplot of most of this story… I hope that has come across in my writing. Bette and Tina are strong parents but its not because they hold tight reigns on their children. Angie and Daniel are unique individuals… at least they are in my story.
Thanks for reading and commenting… stay tuned for more…
I alway shook my head while watching the parents of my kids’ friends hold a tight reign and made choices for them which nearly always backfired. Made for quite the lesson in our household.