John Dickersons Navel Gazing: Sending our Son to College
b'In this week\\u2019s essay, John remembers dropping his son off at college, and trying to hold onto moments and feelings while you can.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nNotebook Entries:\\nNotebook 75, page 6. September 2021:\\nThey chose you.\\n\\xa0\\nNotebook 15, page 4. April 2004:\\nSitting with Brice by waterfall. Throwing rocks in stream. Loading sand from dump truck and loader and back again.\\n\\xa0\\nReferences:\\nWhat Got You Here, Won\\u2019t Get You There\\xa0by Marshall Goldsmith\\nSongwriter\\xa0Nick Cave\\nTomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow\\xa0by Gabrielle Zevin\\n\\xa0\\n\\nPodcast production by Cheyna Roth.\\nEmail us at\\xa0navelgazingpodcast@gmail.com\\n\\xa0\\xa0\\nWant to listen to Navel Gazing uninterrupted? Subscribe to Slate Plus to immediately unlock ad-free listening to Navel Gazing and all your other favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts by clicking \\u201cTry Free\\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit\\xa0slate.com/navelgazingplus\\xa0to get access wherever you listen.\\n\\xa0\\nHost\\nJohn Dickerson\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'