In the fall of 1972 as I began my sophomore year in college, my sister joined me as a freshman, sharing an apartment near campus along with 4 other friends. Janice & I had grown up very close, being only one year apart in age. We were so excited to be together again at school, though we were far from our home in Tennessee. Mother told me later that Daddy cried all the way across that 2000-mile drive home, feeling the loss of leaving his two little girls so far away from him.
I recognized my father’s feelings last week as I attended my two youngest—my baby girls—going off to school, leaving my husband and I to what is commonly known as an empty nest. While my drive home was only a little less than 6 hours, the loss and recognition of the changes were very real.
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