I Used To Judge Moms For Crying At Drop Off But Now I’m That Mom

They are out there. I know you have seen them. Blog posts, Facebook posts, Instagram photos, Tweets and articles all about those upcoming college kids. My Facebook newsfeed is a stream of post after post after post of moms and dads dealing with the whirlwind of emotions as they prepare to send their kids off to college.

I told myself I wouldn’t add to that long list of posts.

I lied.

What I didn’t realize was how much preparing to send my son off to college would consume my every thought and...