[kinsman redeemer]

You wrote this: "Speaking from 23 years of experience here... My kids never went to school until college"

Made me think of another personal anecdote. When my older son went off to college, he took a bus. It was his first bus-to-school ride.
My wife cried, and then we laughed because most moms cry when their child takes a bus to kindergarten.

[Tired of Taxes]

Awww, that is a sweet story. :-)