Freedom

I stared at the ceiling of art in the "Wedge" at the university (UMD) while waiting for Josh with the other students at the end of a very long day of orientation and registration. At the beginning of the day....

The students and parents met together first for a very welcoming and enthusiastic opening speech.

Then they separated us and had the students orient and register on their own* while the parents were wisked away.

(*disoriented parent panic)

The opening line from the first speaker at the parent meeting:

"How many of you know what 'helicopter' parent means?"



...the cord was cut.