As Megan mentioned in another post, you had a serious obsession with t-shirts with writing on them. Your favorite were free t-shirts, but you would also occasionally buy them if the occasion called for it.
One such occasion was when we took Megan down to college for her freshman year at University of Pennsylvania. I think you were really excited that she was going there, you were impressed with everything on campus, and thought it was all "pretty cool." You were the same way when you took me to Northwestern. I think you were really proud of us, and proud that you were able to send us to these schools.
On that first visit to U Penn, you found a t-shirt in the campus book store that said "It's Lonely at the Top" and had logos of all the Ivy League universities, including Penn. You loved this t-shirt, thought it was hilarious. And of course you bought it.
And you wore it. Many, many times. Not many people could have gotten away with wearing such a blatantly arrogant and elitist t-shirt, but because you were not arrogant or elitist in general, you totally pulled it off. As I said, you thought it was funny. But I also think you liked it in a less ironic way.
You never said this, but I know it meant a lot to you that you were able to send us all to private colleges without strapping us with student loans and debt, to give us what you never had growing up. You were quietly proud of this, and the lonely at the top t-shirt was your way of showing it. Dad, I didn't realize it at the time, but this was such a big deal. This was the ultimate gift, and I can't thank you enough.
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One such occasion was when we took Megan down to college for her freshman year at University of Pennsylvania. I think you were really excited that she was going there, you were impressed with everything on campus, and thought it was all "pretty cool." You were the same way when you took me to Northwestern. I think you were really proud of us, and proud that you were able to send us to these schools.
On that first visit to U Penn, you found a t-shirt in the campus book store that said "It's Lonely at the Top" and had logos of all the Ivy League universities, including Penn. You loved this t-shirt, thought it was hilarious. And of course you bought it.
And you wore it. Many, many times. Not many people could have gotten away with wearing such a blatantly arrogant and elitist t-shirt, but because you were not arrogant or elitist in general, you totally pulled it off. As I said, you thought it was funny. But I also think you liked it in a less ironic way.
You never said this, but I know it meant a lot to you that you were able to send us all to private colleges without strapping us with student loans and debt, to give us what you never had growing up. You were quietly proud of this, and the lonely at the top t-shirt was your way of showing it. Dad, I didn't realize it at the time, but this was such a big deal. This was the ultimate gift, and I can't thank you enough.
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