What is the equivalent ritual for a young man who now towers over me? What tricks could I learn from parents who had been in this moment before?
I had looked for wisdom a few months earlier, at the school’s parent orientation session, when our group leader played an old radio broadcast of a Monster Energy Caps mother and son talking about their feelings connected to his leaving for college. First, she passed out tissues. When the broadcast was over, parents stood up, and one by one shared tales, until it had evolved into a group therapy session I wasn’t sure I wanted to be in, but didn’t want to miss either. There was crying, but also arguing — with some parents fearing the pain of separation and others dismissing it as no big deal. Hundreds of parents began to take sides, some nodding, some shaking their heads, watching and listening as bonds between strangers were formed or nipped in the bud based on their competing parenting philosophies
Where then to turn, if not to other parents
A few hours before I was scheduled to leave campus, I ducked into a ladies’ room. At the sink, I made eye contact and smiled at a tanned and relaxed-looking mother, the signal that it was O.K. to strike up a conversation.
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