Graduation Time!
The last two kids are "leaving the nest" meaning - they are moving on to the stage where they are taking responsibility for themselves and their needs. It's so hard to try and describe the mixed bag of complex emotions that is graduation time for my kids, but I think I can boil it down to two main emotions: relief and grief. RELIEF: Extracurriculars - the fees, gear, driving for games and practices are no longer on my plate. Commuting/Scheduling - one less location to drive to, one less schedule to navigate around. Administration - the amount of time spent on paperwork for registering kids to do anything is another fulltime job. Making necessary appointments, tracking schedules, and getting everyone where they need to be for said appointments will be taken from my hands soon enough (already has been for Tristan since he's 18 now). The indescribable everything that is mothering - the physical and emotional toll of the phases and transitions throughout their lives live ...
