Dear Son: A Post-Graduation Reflection

June 28, 2024 Alyssa DeLosSantos4 Comments

May was a hard month. Not only was I closing down my first year as an Interim Principal, but we were also preparing our youngest for high school graduation. Glorious, yes, but with glory comes a truckload of transition. It took me weeks to put words to all the things bubbling up in my heart.…… Continue reading Dear Son: A Post-Graduation Reflection

Encouragement · Letters from the Heart · Love

Dear Son, You Have My Permission

May 13, 2019May 18, 2021 Alyssa DeLosSantosLeave a comment

Gah. This letter still makes me cry. I wrote it years ago when my oldest was approaching high school graduation. We used to meet once a week to have lunch to talk about the days ahead and anything else I was afraid I may have forgotten to teach him. More than all of that, I…… Continue reading Dear Son, You Have My Permission