Ch.1 – How it All Began
Sending your child off to college is really hard – kind of like chopping off an arm and sending it to live somewhere else. But let’s be real. It’s not death or disease or world hunger. It’s worse! I’m kidding. Well, I am now that I have some perspective.
The idea of my child moving out of my house was incredibly overwhelming. So in order to cope, I did what I’ve done during previous rough patches and turned to friends, family, and those with experience for support. And you know what I noticed? I noticed that people sometimes say and do the dumbest things exactly at the time the one thing you really need is for them not to say and do the dumbest things. And you know what I did in response? What I have always done – I smiled and expressed appreciation knowing they were just trying to help.
The truth is, the insanity brought about by my fear of loneliness was sometimes exasperated by others, but usually it was my own feelings of insecurity reeling out of control that pulled me down the rabbit hole. However, sometimes without realizing it, … Continue reading..
Go to Miserable Mom – The Do’s and Don’ts of Sending Your Kid to College by Sharon L. Brecher (Book Excerpt)