Letting go is a hard concept for me. Some might consider me a bit of a control freak...I'm sure they're wrong.

What I love about this, though, is the reminder...life is such a journey, and the growth - if you let it - never stops. We learn as many important lessons as our kids do through this process of child-rearing. Some of them seem to be opposite...we have to let go, they have to accept greater responsibility. Others are so similar...we all explore new territory and learn something about ourselves, about our capabilities, and our limits.

But I think that's the key to maintaining healthy, loving relationships with our kids for a lifetime. Recognizing that we have as much to learn from them as they do from us. And making sure they know it.