"When my youngest child, Julie, was 18, she took a gap year between high school and college... Julie wanted to travel solo through Europe for three months."
"But then I looked at my bright, level-headed girl, who was asking me to trust her. I took several deep breaths and then said, 'Yes.'"
"It was really hard to say goodbye. Seeing her off from Newark, NJ Airport was really difficult. She was so excited, wearing a backpack that looked almost as big as she was."
"I knew mine was not a healthy attitude, and I tried hard to hide my anxiety from them. I never interfered with their steps toward independence...but my heart was always in my throat."
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