"My teenagers still drive me crazy. I'm just not ready to send them back to school this year."
Essay by
Jill Robbins
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When the author's children were younger, as shown here, she was happy to send them back to school after a long summer. Now, as her youngest two enter 11th grade, she feels differently.
For the past 20 years, I've been raising my kids and experiencing their firsts. Now that they've all graduated, I'm feeling lost…
My son had a lot of freedom at college, but when he returns home this summer, I will reinforce all house rules—even if I'm…
A family trip with my four teenage and young adult sons reminded me how little time we have left before the nest empties.
Watching my five children enter adulthood taught me that parenting doesn't end after college — it just changes.
My kids are getting older. I love their newfound independence, but it takes more presence to stay tuned into their lives.
"I never mastered that stage. Two attempts, and both times I felt like a backup dancer in my own band."
