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When your child's milestone leaves you feeling lost instead of proud

My daughter graduated college last month and everyone keeps asking how proud I am but I just feel empty and confused like my purpose disappeared overnight.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

A life transition that should bring celebration instead reveals the dissolution of a central organizing identity.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Ceremony and marking time?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.