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When your last child leaves home and you feel completely lost

My youngest just left for college and I keep walking into her empty room and I have no idea what I am supposed to do with myself now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The identity so carefully built around active parenting crumbles when children no longer need daily care, leaving a void where purpose once lived.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Parenting and identity — who are you beyond parent??”

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