Growing Up
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I'm in a strange season in my life where all of my boys are celebrating milestones--all within a couple of weeks of one another. My oldest son just finished law school, my middlest boy is graduating from high school, and my youngest will be a middle schooler in the coming year. There are sixteen years between my oldest and youngest if you are wondering how all of that is possible. Unlike most of my friends whose kids are all leaving the nest, I'll be that old guy on the sidelines of his kids' football games for some time to come. I'm doing my best to wear that well, though. These kinds of transitions are bittersweet. As difficult as it is to realize even my littlest guy is growing up, it's kind of a gift to be seeing all these transitions happen at once. It's also been humbling to see how they are growing up to be kind, empathetic, thoughtful humans, who genuinely want to make a positive impact on the world, and who seem to care deeply about making a