Being a parent is a big deal!  Whether through birth, adoption, or as an assistant/surrogate parent helping others with their children, the responsibility to love and guide another human being is an enormous responsibility and gift!  You pour your heart, your energy, your passion into their lives.  You cry, you ache, and you hope for their very best.  You do all of this with no guarantee that the lessons you’ve taught them or the love you’ve shared will be returned.  You simply do your very best, let go, and hope. Letting go scares me.  My children are still young.  But I know there will be a day, fast approaching, where I must let go.  They will make their own decisions, live with their own consequences,[…]