<p>Nicha, Just adding a perspective from the parent of a freshman heading off to college . . . I do not have separation anxiety about my son leaving but I have become majorly anxious about paying the college bill. We should be able to swing it, but I grew up in a poor family and not feeling financially secure pushes an unconscious fear/anxious reaction in me. I have had to work hard over the past few weeks to reassure myself . . . I’M OKAY. It IS NOT my son, but ME. I don’t know if this could be a scenario for your mom, just giving you food for thought.</p>