Thank you for dumping your heart out and not leaving it in drafts! As a mom of 4 (8 and under) I often wonder what is ahead of me. Thank you for the little window into this next season 🫶🏼
I love this post! I have 3 now adults 29,27,25! My oldest with my two grands lives across the street from us, my youngest lives home still ( went off for 2yrs living on his own and ended coming back because he always hung out at home and my only daughter lives in Richmond doin her thing! So beyond proud of her! So independent and killing it out in the world! But, I relate to all u said! I absolutely loved the yrs when friends would pop up and we’d all have such organic wonderful conversations! It was just good times and good laughs! And we all need more of those! Especially teens/ young adults navigating this crazy ass world! 🌎 Family time is just so precious and special! God has given us such wonderful memories! What a GIFT!!! So keep doing ur thing! It sucks at 1st one graduating becuz it’s the 1st one that is leaving the nest and everything about that sucks! But at the same time ur just so damn proud of the humans they’ve become! N u want for them to just crush it in life! In every aspect and to live authentic and healthy lives! So you let them go and explore this scary worlds! You release them and pray they come back! But, when you’ve created what you have with ur bigs and little one! I have NO doubt that your gonna find they find excuses to come home and then eventually you may at some point even kick them out! But in playful manner! Congratulations on ur kids accomplishments! You and ur husband had a great deal to do quit it! So Bravo 👏 !
I've been following you since my kids were tiny (they're now 10 + 8 + 8). You were ostensibly my play mentor, especially when we moved away from our community. When the twins were little I relied heavily on your blog for inspiration, ideas and encouragement. I've become such a 'play' advocate I'm now the recess coordinator at our kids'school. We love this messy life with the kids so much we decided to have another baby -- due in July. Thanks for being such a steadfast online presence in my parenting journey.
I'm sitting in the car waiting for my daughter to independently get ready for ballet and make herself a snack between drop-offs and I'm all teared up over this essay. I can't believe how your kids have grown! Congrats to Nate!
My youngest is graduating with her Masters next week … Moments like these still echo the feelings that you described. Makes me grateful for my husband and great friends. And other days, I just want to be the empty-nester in the Subaru commercial who’s too busy living her dream to be on social media! 🚗
Thank you for dumping your heart out and not leaving it in drafts! As a mom of 4 (8 and under) I often wonder what is ahead of me. Thank you for the little window into this next season 🫶🏼
I love this post! I have 3 now adults 29,27,25! My oldest with my two grands lives across the street from us, my youngest lives home still ( went off for 2yrs living on his own and ended coming back because he always hung out at home and my only daughter lives in Richmond doin her thing! So beyond proud of her! So independent and killing it out in the world! But, I relate to all u said! I absolutely loved the yrs when friends would pop up and we’d all have such organic wonderful conversations! It was just good times and good laughs! And we all need more of those! Especially teens/ young adults navigating this crazy ass world! 🌎 Family time is just so precious and special! God has given us such wonderful memories! What a GIFT!!! So keep doing ur thing! It sucks at 1st one graduating becuz it’s the 1st one that is leaving the nest and everything about that sucks! But at the same time ur just so damn proud of the humans they’ve become! N u want for them to just crush it in life! In every aspect and to live authentic and healthy lives! So you let them go and explore this scary worlds! You release them and pray they come back! But, when you’ve created what you have with ur bigs and little one! I have NO doubt that your gonna find they find excuses to come home and then eventually you may at some point even kick them out! But in playful manner! Congratulations on ur kids accomplishments! You and ur husband had a great deal to do quit it! So Bravo 👏 !
I've been following you since my kids were tiny (they're now 10 + 8 + 8). You were ostensibly my play mentor, especially when we moved away from our community. When the twins were little I relied heavily on your blog for inspiration, ideas and encouragement. I've become such a 'play' advocate I'm now the recess coordinator at our kids'school. We love this messy life with the kids so much we decided to have another baby -- due in July. Thanks for being such a steadfast online presence in my parenting journey.
I'm sitting in the car waiting for my daughter to independently get ready for ballet and make herself a snack between drop-offs and I'm all teared up over this essay. I can't believe how your kids have grown! Congrats to Nate!
My youngest is graduating with her Masters next week … Moments like these still echo the feelings that you described. Makes me grateful for my husband and great friends. And other days, I just want to be the empty-nester in the Subaru commercial who’s too busy living her dream to be on social media! 🚗
This made me cry. The day after I dropped my oldest off at College, I felt the hugest hole in my heart, and lost. ((((Hugs)))))❤️
This is so sweet. My youngest is graduating in a few weeks, too, and I can relate to so much of this. Thanks for not chickening out. 🧡