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When your child grows up and away from you

My teenager barely speaks to me anymore and I miss the little boy who used to tell me everything and I know this is normal but it feels like losing someone who died.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Natural development becomes loss when we cling to previous versions of those we love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist impermanence and time?”

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