August 23rd, 2007

Still a Mom at Sixty

I’m standing in the middle of my daughter’s living room with debris and clutter everywhere. The moving boxes are still unpacked. It’s 7 a.m. and I’ve just flown to Los Angeles for the day to help her pack up and move back home.

Actually, I’ve come to make sure she doesn’t bring everything she owns back and use my house as a storage unit. As I survey the scene I see hours of work ahead of me. My daughter, Annie, is moving home after four years at college. I’m not sure how long she’ll stay, but I’m thrilled to have her for as long as I can get her.

It’s hard to believe that one week ago almost to the day I was standing in this very same living room amidst a crowd of her friends and their families celebrating their college graduation.

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By Marilee Stark