“My sister is on her way to drop off her first college kid.” That is the call I got last week. I have never had a sister call about letting go and now what, as kids leave home for college, or marriage, or work. She shared how this boy, this little fire cracker boy, who
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I need to be in the rain. I was invited to sun, but not now. Rain is my companion to weep. I need to be in the rain. I was invited to sun, but I am not ready. I lost, she lost, and now, I don’t know. I need to be in the rain. If
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Hello Parents, As children leave home for college, work, marriage, gap year, etc. parents reach out to me, sad and wondering, now what? I have been so happy speaking and working with parents who are walking this milestone and wanting to get to know more about who they are beyond parenting. They wonder about
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Whether chosen changes or unexpected, it truly is an opportunity to be gentle, and get to know parts of you that had to be tucked in your socks. Now you find your new rhythm, over and over. Now you begin to ask yourself questions. What matters to me today? What do I appreciate about myself?
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I feel too much. I am too sensitive. I just can’t make a clear decision. I need more help. Who hasn’t heard those words in their head at some time? We can’t always feel solid as a rock. Change happens. Here are a few tips for the road of change: 1. Be kind
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Back to school is already happening. Parents are checking the lists and encouraging their children’s hearts, saying, “all will be fine, it is going to be a fantastic year.” Then there is you, Mom and Dad. I remember when I dropped my daughter off at college, three thousand miles from home. I knew
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“A Course in Miracles”, book by Marianne Williamson, suggests to ask, as a practice daily, “Where would you have me go, what would you have me do, what would you have me say and to whom?” Whether preparing for a change (empty nest, divorce, career, illness, loss) or sitting in it, people always ask what
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Congratulations, parents. Shoulders down. Your child is on their way to college. I have sat where you now sit. Proud and excited. It is bittersweet. Your children are packing up for their dreams. You are viewing an empty chair at the kitchen table. Now what? How do you walk this major life transition? I remember
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A dad shared with me, on the telephone, about his daughter leaving for college, “I don’t know if I have prepared her for catastrophes? Does she know how to take cover, to run fast, to scream?” He was feeling anxious about this major change around the corner. He felt the clock of connection ticking down
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Graduation, an anticipated moment of joy and pride. “SAY MY NAME AS I CROSS THE STAGE, SHAKE MY HAND, SMILE, TEAR, CLICK A PHOTO and HAND ME THAT BLACK COVER DIPLOMA”. All that hard work, mistakes that I didn’t get punished for, disappointing my parents and siblings, silly friends, study groups, Spring Break, crazy times,
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Do you wonder what your kids would say to that question? It might be fun to ask them on Mother’s Day. Here is a short list of what advice was given to women, by their mothers, from my circle: 1. Help others even if you feel shy. 2. Go for it because the clock is
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I know this time of year is full of planning joyous graduations. I also know parents are wondering, NOW WHAT? Below is an article I wrote that I thought would give you some tools and stories about this major life transition you are walking. Enjoy all the “LAST…” and remind yourself what a great role
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Natalie Caine, M.A. natalie@lifeintransition.org