
13/09/2025
You’re proud beyond words. You know this is the goal, to raise kids who are ready for the world. And yet, it still hits you like a wave you didn’t see coming. Not sadness exactly. Just… a kind of ache. A letting go no one quite prepares you for.
So here we are... learning again.
Learning to trust the foundation we gave them.
Learning to redefine who we are without the everyday “Mum, what's for dinner?” or “Dad, can you give me a lift?”
We raised them to be empowered. Now it’s our turn to empower ourselves in this new chapter,
to embrace the space we created in their lives and in ours. Today, I'm feeling all of it... the pride, the joy, the ache, the adjustment. Because parenting doesn't end when they leave home. It just evolves and so do we.