Never Forget That This is YOUR Journey and Your Journey Alone

First of all, I wasn’t one of those moms. The mom who read every article, scrupulously creating lists (I mean, who are we kidding…me and lists just don’t go in the same sentence) of what she needs, what she doesn’t need, what to expect, what not to expect, how long is “too long” to say good-bye, or whether or not I should give her space & wait for her to contact me (AS IF). Nope.

We were far too busy with the business of senior year – college application essays, seizing every possible sen...