Lion, you said:

I guess now we can all understand how our parents felt when we left home.

You aren't kidding. I don't know how my mom did it. I admire her more each day. She was so good at minding her own business. My older sister and I talk about this now, though we didn't realize it at the time. I hope I can mind my own business and let my kids do as they please. She really let us use our wings to fly and I know it wasn't easy because we weren't always making perfect choices.

Mamma, keep reaching out. I think you may have hit the nail on the head when you mentioned jealousy. Hopefully she'll outgrow that.