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Annotated by:
- Aull, Felice
- Date of entry: Dec-31-1996
- Last revised: Aug-24-2006
Summary
A mother reflects on the significance of her daughter’s anticipated departure for college. She compares how she felt before the birth of her daughter--unable to imagine what life would be like with her--and how she feels now, unable to imagine life without her. Since her birth, the child has been an essential part of the mother’s life, "like food or air . . . like a mother."
Primary Source
The Wellspring
Publisher
Knopf
Place Published
New York
Edition
1996
Commentary
A sensitive reflection on one of the important landmarks of parenting in contemporary American culture--the loss experienced when children first leave home, often never to live there again.