How to deal with your kid leaving (opens in new tab)

A really fucked up Daffy Duck I painted yesterday This week’s question comes to us anonymously: My child is in high school and I’ve been in deep mourning for the last two years that they’ll (likely) be leaving me first for college, and then for...life! What advice do you have for connecting during these years, and then staying in touch without being overbearing once they really do move into adulthood? First off—congratulations. Congratulations on getting your kid to the launch pad. Because it...