Yes, perhaps it’s true that this is all good indication that we’ve “done an amazing job” and “this is what she’s meant to do” and, maybe even we’ve “been preparing for this moment” though I haven’t seen childhood or parenting or any of this as some pinnacle or accomplishment or striving towards some specific goal. I’m not averse to advice nor do I doubt the good intentions of others’ empathetic posts. Thank you. But the core of it is not about needing anything more from anyone else, nor asking for some reassurance that this is right. It’s all right and alright and even quite truly wonderful and wonderfully blessed. I can’t wait for her to have these experiences and for me to occasionally hear about or otherwise peek in on them and to know that a life I dearly love is being lived fully. There’s nothing I want more.
The simple truth is that I’ll miss having her here.