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Oh Crap, I Only Have 4 Summers Left With My Kids

Charday Penn/E+/Getty ImagesEver since I became a mom, the end goal has been to raise my kids to be thoughtful, kind, independent little firecrackers, ready to take on the world. But now, with my oldest graduating eighth grade and going to high school in the fall, I’m feeling all sorts of things. Honestly, I thought nudging her towards independence would feel more exciting, more like a natural progression, but instead, I‘m going through it.My spiral really kicked off before her first overnight school trip, which I had volunteered to chaperone. Her class was going for a five-day-five-night trip...