Sherrill Hills – LifeWords

Parents have to strike a fine balance between wanting to protect their children and helping them grow into independent, inquisitive individuals. And some day, they have to let them go into the wide world alone. Today, we’ll discuss this process and the emotions surrounding it. Texts include Linda Pastan’s poem “To a Daughter Leaving Home,” Jim Daniels’s poem “Last Night I Drove My Son Home,” and Celia Dodd’s article “Empty Nest Syndrome: The Long Goodbye.”

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“To a Daughter Leaving Home” – Linda Pastan

“Last Night I Drove My Son Home” – Jim Daniels

“Empty Nest Syndrome: The Long Goodbye” – Celia Dodd