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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It feels like yesterday that their kids were munchkins and now they are leaving home and going to college. I am in the home stretch with my babies (both in HS) and it’s suddenly hit me how fast it goes and how ill-prepared I am. I seem to have forgotten that these all-encompassing moments with my kids under my roof won’t last forever. *sniff*[/quote]

Of course, it makes sense to appreciate our kids while they're home and feel a sense of loss when they leave.  But - and I mean this in the nicest way - it sounds like you might want to spend some time this summer and next year preparing for the next phase of your adult life.

FWIW, I'm watching some of my friends fall apart when their kids leave for college.  They have jobs and other relationships, but it turns out that their lives revolved around their kids much more than I realized, and they seem pretty lost.  They're the moms who text constantly with their college-age kids, know all the details of their lives there, and text us (and post to FB) all sorts of stuff about their kids' college activities and achievements.  Maybe that's in the range of normal these days, but it doesn't seem so healthy to me.

Have you considered making a list of the things you're looking forward to doing now that your kids are in HS?  Hobbies, time with new friends, books/classes, professional goals?  We all have identities separate from being our kids' parent.[/quote]

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