Family.
The minute you decide to start one
becomes the day you must emotionally prepare for a series of goodbyes.
The first day back to work,
their first day of daycare,
their first day of school,
their first day of sleep away camp,
to when they leave for college
and get married.
Parents to children who become parents to children, who become grandparents to grandchildren.
Meanwhile
we hold onto, validate,
and appreciate the authentic moments that we share–
the laughter, smiles, and tears.
Curiosity leads us to wander
as our tribes spread out,
but love is why we always return.
~Edward Austin Robertson
Nuclear Polio Vaccination 
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