Coming Home

A busy week for those of us in smallcap, PIPEs, reverse mergers and APOs as the annual PIPEs Conference convened in NY, so not much else new to write, the SEC has not yet announced anything (although they have declared this Disability Employment Awareness Month), so a moment off to write about, as they say in the Lion King, the circle of life.

My wife and I both attended the same school on Long Island which goes from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade (http://www.lawrencewoodmere.org/). My son is now attending there in kindergarten, his first year. Friday night we attended our first official function as parents, the annual Faculty Show. Yesterday was the school’s Homecoming. Though we have attended before as alumni, this was the first year we truly feel as if we are coming home. When my son refers to places in the school that he had music class or an assembly, memories wash over us that are both strange and exhilirating.

Most of us remember our high school years fondly. My wife and I had that rare experience of truly loving school. Great kids, great teachers, great opportunities, great fun. We are so excited that our son has the chance to be just as lucky as we were and so far (well admittedly it is Kindergarten), he is loving school. At the same time, there is a sadness yet serenity that overcomes us as we pass the torch to the next generation. Indeed, in our day there was a ceremony at the end of the school year where a physical “lamp of learning” was symbolically passed from grade to grade; maybe we should do that at home too.

Our older daughter is fabulous but for various reasons did not attend the same school. While we have such pride for her achievements as we slog through the extraordinary fun of the college application process, and have been very active in her school, it simply was not the same as the experience we are having now.

We are very glad to be coming home.

Next, back to RM!

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