Letting Go

It is difficult to let go of a child who you gave birth to, who you saw through the first discovery activities of life , who you watched make mistakes and learn, who you nurtured through the tough times and who you celebrated with during the successes. Dakota has begun to experience it with her oldest three. Now there are parts of her oldest children's lives where she is not included.

Gravity and I have an spells of three weeks for the past several years where we were not included in Esh's life. But we are just beginning to understand what will happen next year and it seems so new. Esh will live for months away from us. Beginning in the next few weeks, he will begin to determine his life's direction starting with deciding which courses to take next year -- and it we will not be up to us at all. We are no longer the experts on his life, the advisors and his heart and mind are. This is a big and important first step. If he wants our help, we will be there but it is now up to Esh. I love him and it is so wonderful to watch him mature.