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PERSONAL ESSAY⎢PARENTING
A Closed Door Cannot Show You What Is on the Other Side Until You Open It
It was the door I didn’t want to open — but the one I clearly had to choose
Two nights ago, my husband and I made a decision. Once made, I felt the burdensome weight removed from my shoulders. I have been carrying this weight for a very long time — I forgot what “lighter” actually feels like.
The air became clearer.
Do you know how those apps keep running in the background on your phone unnecessarily depleting your battery? This is what an undealt burden has been doing to my reserves. It has slowly been depleting the energy out of me — I didn’t know how to stop it.
Until I finally walked through this door.
I had a path which was better than no path
Having relocated to Mexico three years ago made the decision of sending my youngest son to college back in the US quite complicated. Not as most would imagine.
He didn’t need a student visa, and we live in a neighboring country (proximity helps). Additionally, the easier choice of having him attend a community college until he decided which university he would like to apply to and…
