When Your Child Leaves For College

There are things in life that you always know are coming… someday.  You know, like the day you’ll experience your first kiss, get your drivers license, go to college, or get married.  If you’re a woman, you know exactly what I’m talking about. We spend countless hours daydreaming about these things. 

When you become a parent, all of the focus shifts to your children.  Life just isn’t about you anymore.  It’s about them.  Their firsts.  Oh yes. Especially the first child!  We try so hard to capture and somehow commemorate first words, foods, and steps.  We are so wrapped up in every first, that we don’t always acknowledge the big picture.  We are training them for independence.  [Read more…]