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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]49 high school junior twins and an 8th grader.

I'm living with a lot of fear and anxiety over how quickly time is passing.  We're doing college tours and I know that we only have about 18 months left with all 3 kids at home--this makes me incredibly sad.  I really enjoy parenting teenagers but this phase goes so quickly.  I also have two living parents and enjoy them more than ever before.  We didn't always get along but now they are in this sort of the golden years of old-age: they're cute and independent and wise.

So I guess I should be super happy.  But [b]I think I have anticipatory anxiety/depression about what is to come[/b] (loss of kids to college and parents to death).  Geez.  I probably need medication.  [/quote]

This is what is getting me really down these days (almost 56).  Having a hard time doing the compartmentalizing that previously kept anxiety at bay . . . . the knowledge that it is just a matter of time before bad stuff (death of parents; health issues) starts happening (soon!) and nothing can be done about it - just suffer through.  [/quote]

53 and agree[/quote]

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