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My oldest daughter is on the cusp of launching. She got her bachelor’s degree in graphic design and was able to get a job 3 weeks after graduation. I’m beyond proud and impressed. After making the dean’s list every semester and then locking down a job in her field within a month of graduation she has exceeded what the statistics report on recent college graduates. And I’m happy. I’m happy that she has worked so hard and is on the cusp of having her own place and being an adult. Something she herself desires.
But there are naysayers that are looking at me like I’m cruel.
“How can you be happy she’s leaving? She’s your child!”
“How can you be so excited? You lose your child!”
I didn’t know there was an expiration date on being a mother. I don’t know what kind of relationship they have with their kids, but me and this girl are solid. In fact, when she didn’t live with me and was in dorms, she called me all the time. I knew more about her life then than I do sharing a roof with her. Because at the end of the day we don’t retire from being parents. If you do it right, you get to evolve into having a best friend you just happened to create.
What say you are you an empty nester what tips do you have for me?
Bri Clark 