You Know Your Children Are Grown When . . . [Part III]

realestateagentI’ve written before about the change in perspective I’ve developed now that my children are grown. See here and here.

Now, after our Christmas experiences this year, I am facing this upheaval again, because:

  1. One child is looking at buying a house . . . with a real estate agent sending daily lists of prospects, and a mortgage lender sending payment calculations—pretty grown-up stuff.
  2. Another child gave us an extravagant (but needed) Christmas present, a device that continues our technological progression into the 21st century. And then set it up for us.
  3. One child brought a significant other home for the first time over the holidays. Some other woman was treating my baby boy like he was hers! (Actually, they were kind of sweet.)
  4. toyotahighlanderAnother child, when I was grilling my sister-in-law over the logistics of getting her car from the airport to where she is staying, said simply, “Don’t worry, Aunt N­­­____, I’ll take care of it.”

So I guess there really isn’t anything left for me to worry about. They’ve flown the coop.

And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

But, of course, I will worry.

And I wouldn’t have it any other way.

What made you realize that your children were grown?

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