25 days ago
My son has left home – and I feel full of complicated joy | Zoe Williams

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I took him to university this weekend, and it reminded me of the exhilaration of suddenly having your own space, absolutely separate from your mother When kids are small, and their expectations of an event diverge from yours in some important way, you feel terrible about it. You might be…
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My son has left home – and I feel full of complicated joy | Zoe Williams
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