It’s that time of year again when young adults throughout the country head off to college. Whether entering as first-year or returning students, the moment can be joyous, tearful, and heartfelt for both the students and their parents. Just ask Kevin Hart, Michael Strahan, Nicole Ari Parker, and other celebrity parents who have shared intimate glimpses of the bittersweet milestone of sending off their college students on social media. While there have been understandable tears, much joy and pride have also been reported.
Kevin Hart says goodbye to daughter Heaven
In an Instagram post on Friday featuring a photo of Hart, his children, and his wife surrounding his daughter Heaven in her dorm room, he reckons with how she’s “blossomed” into adulthood.
“I’m not crying [you’re] crying,” the comedian wrote. “So proud of my daughter….I can’t even say little girl anymore because you have blossomed into the most amazing young woman ever!!!!!”
He added that “God knows” how proud he is of his daughter and wished her well.
“Fly Heav Fly….The world is yours!!!!! My baby girl is off to college,” he said.
He also admitted, “I cried in the car!!!”
Michael Strahan moves his daughter into Duke University
Last week, Strahan shared a series of photos on Instagram from his daughter Sophia’s move-in day at Duke University. The photos include a shot of the proud dad beaming on the campus green with his daughter, a pic of Strahan getting into the Duke spirit, and another of the pair taking a requisite trip to Target. In the post’s caption, the “Good Morning America” co-host reflects on how “time has flown by.”
“Can’t believe how time has flown by, and I’m so proud of her. I know she’s going to crush college life!! #DukeDad,” he wrote.
In the caption, Strahan also teased that he has another college drop-off coming up.
“I…
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