Sadness at the end of winter break

helicoptermom
Tue, 18 Jan 2005 02:40:12 +0000

On the last day of vacation, my freshman daughter said: “I’m so excited to be going back to school.” My main response was to be happy and grateful that things were working out so well for her there; my heart goes out to the parents whose kids are struggling in college. But a small part of me was also sad–because I’ll miss her, because college is so much more exciting than home (as it sure was for me back in the day), because I can see the day coming when this won’t feel like home to her anymore.