Q
uestion:
How
does a parent
release
their
children into the
world when they become an
adult? The answer: Prayerfully. As a parent, it may
never feel like the right time
to let go and stop parenting
your children. Yet, that is precisely what we are required
to do in order for them to go
Saying Good-Bye
How to Release
Your Children Into
the World
By Lisa Carter
and grow. Is it easy? Absolutely
not! But if taken one day at a
time, one step at a time, it can
be done with the help of God.
My daughter will soon be leaving home for college. Her face
beams as she talks about this
new chapter in her life, living oncampus, being on her own, etc.
It’s an exciting time for her. It’s a
new chapter in her life as well as
in our family’s lives. She’s looking forward to all college has to
offer her including making lots of
new friends, and learning lots of
new things. She’ll be making her
own decisions, and pretty much
doing what she wants to do.
It’s all new and exciting to a
teenager leaving home for the
first time to be on their own. For
a parent, however, there are
mixed emotions. Am I excited
for her? Yes. Do I want her to
be able to go off to college? Of
course. Do I want her to succeed
in life and do well on her own?