love and let go

Raw Material #6—back to school edition

My good friend says goodbye to her teenage son this week—he’s off to his first year of boarding school. We texted about it briefly last week and when I asked how she felt, she replied: “Like I’m walking a very slow plank.” She delights in his happiness and success because she is a Very Good Mom. But I can feel her sweet, aching bruised heart from down the road.