Can we talk about the word "milestone" for a second? Everyone keeps using it around senior year. Graduation is a milestone. Move-in day is a milestone. First Thanksgiving away is a milestone. And yes — they are. For our kids. But nobody says: this is a milestone for YOU too, Mom. You have spent years, possibly decades, building your entire life around the rhythm of raising a child. Their school schedule was your schedule. Their activities were your calendar. Their needs were your compass. And now that compass is shifting. That's not nothing. That's enormous. And it deserves to be acknowledged. So I'm saying it here, officially: What you're navigating is a milestone. A real one. And it matters. 💬 What's been the hardest "milestone" moment for you so far? Drop it below — no judgment, only understanding. 👇