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“Their Absence Is Everywhere”: What I Miss Most About Having My Kids at Home

"Their absence is everywhere. The silence is deafening. The heartache is real. And you wonder how the heck that happened? Because 18 years is a long time, right? How could it be over already?"

‘I Dread the Day’

I dread the day I’m not drained. I dread the day they won’t need me like this anymore.