Proud Dad

[VanRiver]

Sorry this post is not Venture related, but this week has been a very good week in the VanRiver household that has made me a very proud Father.

 

My daughter has had the dream of becoming a "brain surgeon" for many years which she first shared with her Mom and I at the age of 10 or 11. We, as most parents, have tried to be as supportive as possible and always said "shoot for the moon and if you miss you are bound to hit another star" knowing how hard the path would be to such a lofty goal including the grades, competition, and drive she would need to have. Well my daughter continues to amaze me, she is now 17 and in grade 12 and has maintained a 98.5% average for her entire high school career, she volunteers at an Urgent Care Hospital facility and at a battered Womens shelter in her spare time and is just an all-around awesome person. A person that I would want to know as a friend even if I wasn't her Dad.

 

Well, due to her high grades she has been able to apply for early acceptance into University here in Canada, and this week she received acceptance letters to EVERY University she applied to........include her choice school that has offered her a spot in their "Honours Degree Neuroscience program" which only accepts 30 students directly into the Neuro faculty each year. We are still waiting to hear about her scholarship applications but that is beside the point as the "Bank of Dad" is funding this adventure anyway.

 

Although she still has a VERY long road ahead of her, she is putting her best foot forward with this first step into her undergrad degree. I'm so proud of her and how hard she works to accomplish her dreams! You go Girl!!!!!!

[RDawson]

Congrats. I know how proud it is to get that kind of news. My oldest daughter got similar news this week from UK medical school. I got her through college debt free but this is on her and student loans. You're the nicer dad.

[BlueSky]

Awesome! I understand how proud you are!

[VanRiver]

Wow, med school, that is awesome!!! Good for her, and congrats to you and Mom @RDawson!

 

University is much cheaper up here in Canada compared to your USA schools, so debt free is a major accomplishment down south and one of the reasons why my daughters first degree needed to be in Canada if the Bank of Dad was funding it. So I'm not as "nice" as you might think!

 

Congrats. I know how proud it is to get that kind of news. My oldest daughter got similar news this week from UK medical school. I got her through college debt free but this is on her and student loans. You're the nicer dad.

[leo3wheel]

Congrats James! You have every right to be proud parents! Wishing your daughter much success! Sure she will realize her dreams!

[RDawson]

Wow, med school, that is awesome!!! Good for her, and congrats to you and Mom RDawson!

 

University is much cheaper up here in Canada compared to your USA schools, so debt free is a major accomplishment down south and one of the reasons why my daughters first degree needed to be in Canada if the Bank of Dad was funding it. So I'm not as "nice" as you might think!

 

To be clear the bank of dad as you put it didn't do it all. She worked hard and got very good scholarships. We just helped with cars, insurance, phones, living expenses, etc. She works part time and paid a lot of her own expenses also. That was my promise to both girls, work hard and get some scholarships and we'd make sure they got a degree debt free. After that it's up to them. Not to mention we have a very good university here in town.

[cowpuc]

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW and a whole nuther WOWZY WOW WOW WOW on top of the 1st one Riv = THAT is flat out TOTALLY awesome:dancefool::clap2:!!! THANK YOU for taking your responsibilities as "Dad" so very seriously and being the warm breeze in your daughters sails - regardless of which star her ship lands under I can assure you, it will be a bright one!!

:bowdown:And Riv's daughter ,, ol Uncle Puc and Aunt Tippy here,,,, not all sea's are smooth sailing and easy fishin,,, gonna be a lot of hard work and - at times, it may seem like the world itself is set out to drag ya down.. When those times come - one thing to ALWAYS remember, ya got a Mom and Dad who love ya and are there for ya = they 100% got chur back .. They, and lots of us out here too, are PROUD of you and are rooting for ya!! Study hard (especially Math,, math math math and Chemistry - Brain Surgeons and math go together like hot fudge and ice cream), focus on finding GOOD friends to hang out with (the type that will make you proud to introduce to your family when they come to visit ya and bring ya all kinds of really special goodies) and sail on around the nay sayers. Dont be afraid to grab onto the little golden opportunities in your career path as they pop up along the way too,, those little "specialty tools" added into the tool box of life (like serving part time with Hospice or volunteering at a hospital) can really make the journey a lot sweeter!!

Also know that ya got an Aunt and Uncle in the States that are thinking of and praying for your TOTAL success:happy34:!! Maybe someday, after you have sharpened your scalpel's some,, you can come to our house in Michigan with your doctoring bag and take peek inside your ol Uncle Puc's brain and see if you can figure out what that rattle in there is = be a mighty fine Hot Dog or two in it for ya if you do!!

 

THANKS for sharing this great news and your family with us Riv!!

[RandyR]

This is a great thread. Real young people doing things that will have a positive impact on all our lives.

[CaseyJ955]

Wow, med school, that is awesome!!! Good for her, and congrats to you and Mom RDawson!

 

University is much cheaper up here in Canada compared to your USA schools, so debt free is a major accomplishment down south and one of the reasons why my daughters first degree needed to be in Canada if the Bank of Dad was funding it. So I'm not as "nice" as you might think!

 

Congrats for the new addition!

 

My step daughters did their schooling in the PI, my wife was able to pay for it all with no loans while working a normal job stateside. We dont commingle assets so I'm not sure exactly what it costs but it's a pretty deep discount over USA schools. It's hard too understand why a good education is so much cheaper abroad, but thats the way it seems to be.

[Condor]

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[mraf]

Give her a:bighug:. You have a good reason to crow. All the best to her and your family.

[VanRiver]

"Little VanRiver" says a BIG Thank You to "Uncle Puc and Aunty Tippy" and ALL the VentureRider.org Guys and Gals for the kind words and support!

cowpuc , She also said she is also willing to take a look at the rattle in the old noodle now.....might as well do it sooner rather than later while her billing rates are still low!

 

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW and a whole nuther WOWZY WOW WOW WOW on top of the 1st one Riv = THAT is flat out TOTALLY awesome:dancefool::clap2:!!! THANK YOU for taking your responsibilities as "Dad" so very seriously and being the warm breeze in your daughters sails - regardless of which star her ship lands under I can assure you, it will be a bright one!!

:bowdown:And Riv's daughter ,, ol Uncle Puc and Aunt Tippy here,,,, not all sea's are smooth sailing and easy fishin,,, gonna be a lot of hard work and - at times, it may seem like the world itself is set out to drag ya down.. When those times come - one thing to ALWAYS remember, ya got a Mom and Dad who love ya and are there for ya = they 100% got chur back .. They, and lots of us out here too, are PROUD of you and are rooting for ya!! Study hard (especially Math,, math math math and Chemistry - Brain Surgeons and math go together like hot fudge and ice cream), focus on finding GOOD friends to hang out with (the type that will make you proud to introduce to your family when they come to visit ya and bring ya all kinds of really special goodies) and sail on around the nay sayers. Dont be afraid to grab onto the little golden opportunities in your career path as they pop up along the way too,, those little "specialty tools" added into the tool box of life (like serving part time with Hospice or volunteering at a hospital) can really make the journey a lot sweeter!!

Also know that ya got an Aunt and Uncle in the States that are thinking of and praying for your TOTAL success:happy34:!! Maybe someday, after you have sharpened your scalpel's some,, you can come to our house in Michigan with your doctoring bag and take peek inside your ol Uncle Puc's brain and see if you can figure out what that rattle in there is = be a mighty fine Hot Dog or two in it for ya if you do!!

 

THANKS for sharing this great news and your family with us Riv!!

[Yammer Dan]

CONGRATS!!! Gotta be plenty of customers out there!! Tell her if peeking into Puc's head don't scare her off there are a "FEW" around here that could stand some looking at.....

[cowpuc]

"Little VanRiver" says a BIG Thank You to "Uncle Puc and Aunty Tippy" and ALL the VentureRider.org Guys and Gals for the kind words and support!

cowpuc , She also said she is also willing to take a look at the rattle in the old noodle now.....might as well do it sooner rather than later while her billing rates are still low!

 

Riv,, please tell "Creek" (that's what a lil Riv is = a creek) ol Uncle Puc and Aunt Tip says she is totally welcome = we LOVE hearing about such AWESOME life plans like this Creek!!! Great journeys filled with endless adventure and success filled happy lives don't just happen - they happen because someone like Creek decides she is gonna put forth the effort to work hard and make it happen! When Aunt Tip and I get to be part of that special person's decision by hearing about it like this - it makes us PROUD and makes us :thumbsup:!!!!!

Also please let Creek know she's more than welcome to come take a peek in there!! Aunt Tippy said she would be more than happy to boil water if needed and she has some old sheets she can cut up to make Uncle Puc one of those Turbin looking head wraps should lil Creek think it best to wrap things up after words so I aint running around with things falling out of any extra holes up there. Also tell please tell her that I REALLY appreciate the offer of saving me a few bucks by doing this work at an early discount too. Seems how we are saving $$'s for tires for next years CTFW and we KNOW that Creek is gonna need all the extra $$'s she can muster in order to pay for those boxes of Ramen Noodles she will have to live on in the dorms between visits by her parents = maybe we could work out a deal where instead of a taxable cash payment, Creek could just keep what ever she finds in there as payment?

When they patched up my leaky brain fluid a while back they did say that my headaches were sinus pressure related and, knowing that Diamonds are made by pressure - I have a hunch that, unlike what one of my own Math teachers tried to tell me, she may just finds something really really valuable in there... Something to think about Creek!!

[grubsie]

Sorry this post is not Venture related, but this week has been a very good week in the VanRiver household that has made me a very proud Father.

Although she still has a VERY long road ahead of her, she is putting her best foot forward with this first step into her undergrad degree. I'm so proud of her and how hard she works to accomplish her dreams! You go Girl!!!!!!

 

Congratulations!!!! You should be proud! Heck, I am proud for you. Really proud. She sounds like a terrific girl.

 

My oldest daughter was the first in our family tree to ever go to college and that was an amazingly proud moment for my wife and I. She went on to get her masters degree and is now living a wonderful life with our 2 amazing grandchildren and wonderful husband. We couldn't be happier.

 

I hope you wallow in your proudness for years to come. There's nothing more gratifying than seeing your offspring doing better than we did. After all, that's our goal isn't it?

 

You have to admit, "Dr. VanRiver" does sound good.

 

Edit: If she could ever figure out "cowpucs" brain, the sky is the limit for her career.

Edited November 20, 2017 by grubsie

[videoarizona]

James,

 

Great news!

 

Give her lots of "atta boys" from her mom's and dad's in Ventureland!

 

So proud!