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😭Warning: FEELS ALERT…proceed with caution.😭 On Monday, we dropped Cutter off at the University of Georgia (UGA) to start his freshman year in college. Many of you reading this know Cutter on various levels, and I might go as far as saying some of you are even emotionally invested in this kid. 🖤Cutter Jude Oyster…born between Christmas and trade show season in 2005. ❤️As entrepreneurs, and as parents, Cutter provided us with an intense purpose and dare I say, clarity for the trajectory of Oyster as a business. It was go time like no other… 🖤At first, we were unsure how our clients would receive the presence of a small curious child crawling around the workshop. Truth be told…we had no choice. For over 10 years, it was just the two of us in our basement and we worked around the clock having made the very intentional choice of keeping him at home with us. ❤️As clients came and went from the shop, Cutter referred to them as “THE PEOPLE“. After each class…he would always get a twinge of separation anxiety and ask when “THE PEOPLE” were coming back. So, to the “PEOPLE” (and you know who you are)…thank you. YOU ALL have left an impervious impression on Cutter. We are so fortunate to spend quality time with some of the most interesting people in the world. YOU have shared your wisdom through the years that enhanced all of our lives and even helped ease the pain that frequently coincides with parenting along the way. 🖤And the Oyster crew…ALL OF YOU…this kid doesn’t even know a life that exists without you in it. YOU ALL have loved Cutter as your own. You are family. Thank you. Thank you. 🙏 ❤️To Athens, Georgia…take care of our child as you did us. Bill and I found ourselves and then one another in this magical little town. Without Athens, there would be no Oyster Bamboo, much less our children. Athens has a way of gently whispering dreams into your psyche and frees you to the core. Show this child what you revealed to us so many years ago. 🦄 🖤So, with a full and aching heart…we close this chapter here at Oyster. Godspeed. You are so loved. Now, go find your “PEOPLE”. Mom & Dad #proudparents #uga