Drive Time

Driving with small children can be a challenge. It also has its rewards. My favorite time is when my three year old is into chatting with the old man. Our conversations can be very entertaining. They can also cause a bit of a panic.

My daughter asked me this week me a question that caused panic, anxiety and exhilaration, "Daddy will you send me to College." Now she is three. She has not even applied to preschool. I had no idea where that idea came from. She has several cousins in college. Two are away at school. But I am not sure she even understands where they are.

So I quizzed her about college, she seem to know that you go away and learn things.

Two thoughts entered my mind simultaneously. You're to young for College and how to pay for it. Both seem to immobilize my mind, like being hit upside the head unexpectedly by a bat. After a few quick calculations, I realized I have 15 years to prepare for her going to College. I am so not ready.