Parents Coping Up With Their Emotions As Kids Leave the Nest And Go To College -Part 1

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Good morning everyone. This episode is for sure the result of two people

A strong tough love kick from my listener, friend, and well-wisher A. I refer to our relationship as a dynamic one. When I slack down she nudges and pushes me. Yesterday she came in person to do that.

The second one is a friend and temple volunteer V who is all set to send her child to college with mixed emotions.

I was thoroughly enjoying my morning walk connecting with nature on one hand and fearing the nestlings on my sidewalk that seemed to have fallen from the nest built on a tree. I normally don’t use my cellphone except when I get an important call from my family member or a friend. I realized that I get overwhelmed when it comes to selecting a topic for creating an episode. I also need to have a clear state of mind and feel fulfilled and inspired in order to create and publish an episode. These two are non-negotiable requirements
Yesterday morning V called me to fill in some information about our volunteering work and during our conversation, I was telling her about my urge to do an episode for parents whose son or daughter is going to step out of home and go to the Dorm to start their college studies. She said yes Lalitha ma we need it and the timing is so right…