Letting Go

For many parents this is the season of separation. Children that have been a fixture in your life for the past 18 years are now on their own living far away from home in a dorm room with a strange roommate. For those who have micromanaged their children's lives, this is a hard adjustment. Your children are becoming young adults, learning to live on their own, make their own decisions and function like real people. They must sink or swim on their own without mommy or daddy coming to bail them out. The only way to learn the lessons of life is by making mistakes and hopefully learning from those mistakes. You have taught them well, be confident in their ability to function without you. After all, it is their life not yours.