Well, Wednesday has arrived again. My oldest is graduating high school in 4 months. All the fears that a parent has are beginning to arise within me. I am trying to quell them and move forward with life uninhibited by the alarms I keep hearing in my head. Will she be able to take care of herself, where will she live, have I shown her enough to get by in the "real world".

I detest overprotecting children to the point they are not prepared for life. I was discussing my anxiety with her advisor at school. She said "she simply needs to learn for herself by experiencing it". There we go. The lightbulb turned on. I can deal with that. I know George did with me. Holy Cow...did he ever!