tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176735909708151146.post8219823377646829689..comments2024-03-28T07:15:11.191-07:00Comments on ParadoxUganda: The College VisitDrsMyhrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06617472350016164272noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176735909708151146.post-68472873483328451992010-12-11T13:17:42.045-08:002010-12-11T13:17:42.045-08:00Jennifer . . . yes, I couldn't agree more. Th...Jennifer . . . yes, I couldn't agree more. The hardest part of parenting (once you see the "big picture of it" from the inside) is the letting go. The launching. You'll never feel "good" about it no matter how you handle it. No matter how smoothly or broken it turns out to be. It hurts. Just plain hurts. More for the parent, for sure, than the launched. Yet, there is a sweetness about learning how to love well while letting go. Talk about a paradox! Bittersweet best describes it. Rich, unexpected depths get plumbed in your heart. And hilarious moments break the sad and crazy times. Just remember WHO is forming/reforming your heart during this time . . . and theirs. You will survive . . . it just takes a bit of time, perspective and trust.Roberta Simmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17430857144637478625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8176735909708151146.post-22375463149967724152010-12-08T04:13:37.028-08:002010-12-08T04:13:37.028-08:00It really is a sad and yet wonderful reality that ...It really is a sad and yet wonderful reality that we raise our children for independence...and then they go. We are also doing the college visit tour with our daughter next summer. The realization of how far away we will be when she goes to college is overwhelming!Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05968771661846546449noreply@blogger.com