By Jacalyn Wetzel My Teen Chose Trade School Over College and I Couldn’t Be Prouder
My son isn’t going to college. At least that’s not the plan for now. You see, college is pushed on…
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When it’s Time To Let You Go
Setting your babies free is not easy like a day at the beach. When they’re little, splashing joyfully on the…
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Saying Goodbye To My College Child Never Gets Easier
“It’s sort of like having a little taste of war, here,” my son says on the way to the airport.…
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By Linda Orleans Leaving the Nest is Not an Option for My Daughter
The season I’ve been preparing for the past several years is here. This is the season my autistic daughter’s peers…
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By Claudia Caramiello It’s Going To Be So Hard To Leave My Baby At College
“You need to stop this,” my mother said one evening when I called her in tears. “Join a book club,”…
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By Melissa Neeb You’re Going Off To College and I’m Trying To Let Go
I still smell my son’s head. He is 18 and witty and a homebody and his hair always smells like, well,…
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By Whitney Fleming Netflix College Admissions Scandal Documentary Reveals How Parents Are Getting it Wrong
I watched the new Netflix documentary, Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal, last night. It was nuts. The most poignant moment…
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By Lisa Brown To the Parents Not Dropping Kids Off At College This Fall
Dear parents who aren’t dropping off their high school graduate at college, I lift you up. We are many. We…
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By Teresa Whiting My Mom Used To Say, “Someday When You’re a Parent You’ll Understand.” It’s Someday, Mom.
Today I walked by your bedroom door and peeked in, out of habit I suppose. I saw your neatly made…
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By Maribeth Darwin It Isn’t Easy To Say Goodbye To the Little Boy I Raised
Buried within the correspondence from politicians seeking donations and stores celebrating Labor Day sales, I spot an email from a…
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College is An Adjustment For Moms and Dads, Too
Here we are again, with the big empty duffel bags out, waiting to be filled. It feels like we were…
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By Tanya Teichroeb We Raise Our Children To Say Goodbye, But I’m Not Ready
I know we raise our children to release them in the end, but will I be ready to say goodbye…
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