Originally Posted by
LaTeeDa 
It won't be long before my nest is empty. I secretly look forward to that, but I treasure the time with them now, knowing it won't last. *sigh*
The stark realization came to me when my oldest went off to his 1st year of college. Once they go away to school they're gone. Oh they come back for breaks, but it changes when they're no longer at home every day.
This time is brief, it's over in a blink of an eye. But it's our job to raise healthy independent kids that grow up and move away and take charge of their own lives armed with the ALL lessons they learned from us. We should always be mindful of what we teach them.