Surprise! I'm a single parent

My eldest daughter told me she is dreading high school. Its 18 months away – a long time to be in dread mode. I want to say don’t bother yourself with that yet – wait till the week before you go! I don’t like the idea of her carrying fear.

But I understand fearing change, losing what is known and the chasm of the unknown. As much as I rationalise my fear as an adult I still feel it.