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Why growing up feels like a death

My teenage daughter barely speaks to me anymore and I miss the little girl she used to be so much it physically hurts.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Each stage of development erases previous versions of those we love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Buddhist grief — impermanence as practice?”

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