ne minute your kids can’t function without you — you’re packing the lunches, tying the shoes, being the chauffeur, the chef, the therapist, the fixer of all things. The next minute? They’re rolling their eyes, living in their rooms, and reminding you (loudly) that they don’t need your help anymore.
So what happens when your role as “the needed one” changes?
In this episode of Why Am I Yelling?, I’m unpacking the emotional rollercoaster of parenting older kids: the pride, the grief, the “who even am I without being needed 24/7?” moments. We’ll talk about how to stay connected without clinging, how to handle the sting of them pulling away, and how this stage is actually an invitation to rediscover yourself.
Because here’s the truth: they don’t need you less. They just need you differently. And that might be the best gift you never saw coming.
You got this. I love you.
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