Contributed by: Terry Matlen, ACSW
The other day, I was chatting with a
psychologist friend of mine, who was sharing with me her feelings
about her oldest child and how he will be leaving for college in
the fall. He is emotionally ready and mature enough to leave home,
but she is desperate to hold on just a bit longer. She spoke about
how hard it is to let go; to see our children grow up and become
independent, which triggered my memory of sending my own daughter
off to her first day of college and literally weeping on the drive
home.
My friend spoke of the many ways individuals have
to experience "letting go." We let go of loved ones through death,
separations, chronic illnesses (Alzheimer's, for example),
adoption, moving to new cities, even seeing our children marry and
move on.
It made me wonder about ADHD and letting go and it
brought me back to the early days of my own early days
post-diagnosis and thinking back of what life could have been, had
I been diagnosed earlier and gotten the appropriate treatment.
Could I have learned more in school? Could I have been a better
mother?
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