| Think good thoughts. A mantra is a good idea. |
| Thank you all for the words of encouragement and concrete advice. When I thought about post-drop-off at all, I thought I would be kinda happy to have more time for myself. The grieving was unexpected. Thank you all. OP. |
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Each phase of life is new to us all.
I think that getting older provides a lot of insight, such as how things might have been for our parents (which we probably never considered). It teaches me that old people have a ton of wisdom. It all forms us. |