When my kid told me she was going to UGA, I immediately thought of my friends who had gone off to Athens or Statesboro in the early 90's. I thought of all of the parties and weekends fuel by drugs and alcohol I had heard about when they would come home. I thought of most of them either came back in a quarter or two or are now dead or eventually woke up after mom and dad got them out of jail a few times. I told my kid she would find what she was looking for. I remember sitting in a deer stand Thanksgiving of her freshman year and telling her I was wrong. I was afraid she would make friends with the guy I was and live the life I did. I made those choices here and never went to college but my choices were the same as those who did. What my kid found was good things to plug into and get involved in and what she did was make friends with good people and friendships that will last a lifetime. Friends who looked out for one another when they did wander downtown to a concert or even when they make the occasional couple of state drive to catch some concert or sporting event. I think its unfair that we paint all college kids with a broad brush. All of them aren't lazy and spoiled brats. All of them aren't racking up student debt. All of them aren't getting an education they will never use. All of them aren't drunk and on drugs everyday. Some are doing good things. Some are working hard. Some are finding ways to add to their savings. Some are volunteering and making their communities a better place. Some are networking and trying to find their way and doing a damn fine job of it.
Lets get back to football
Go Dawgs!
Lets get back to football
Go Dawgs!
