Empty nest

I thought that Tuesday's class was very interesting. I think that it's kind of weird that parents are happy to see their kids leave. In a way I think that the parents being happy with the kids going out on their own is good because they would get to see their kids grow more, but I also think that it would be hard for them to let go. I am the oldest child of 4 and I hope that my parents were sad to see me leave and will also be sad when my littlest sister leaves for college too. Yet I don't want them devestated either. Also I think what the professor said about kids' attachment to their family grows stronger when they leave the nest is also true. I know that mine has. I call my parents almost everyday, text my sister all the time, and I miss them a lot.