No matter where you are in your life, you may be dealing with a transition.

Is this the first First Day of School where you are not packing lunches and hunting for backpacks?
You are not alone.
Transitions hurt, because they disrupt the way things were. In the tiniest details of life.
There will be a new normal, but until then, know that you are not the first, and that you are not alone.
It may not be enough, but it helps.
And we model the behaviour we want to see in our young adults, so it is useful to discuss how we feel.