Licensed Therapist Reminds Parents What Kids’ Job Is
I have made no secret about how hard my son’s leaving for college last fall has been on me. I love being a dad, and I love being HIS dad. …
I have made no secret about how hard my son's leaving for college last fall has been on me. I love being a dad, and I love being HIS dad. Not having him around on the regular for me is akin to having the sun always obscured by the clouds. When those babies first arrive, and people tell you, "Don't blink, before you know it, they're gone," you think they are bananas. No, they are right. That being said, THAT'S HOW IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. And don't take it from me, listen to an expert.
As unhappy as I am and will probably remain forever at my boy leaving the nest, I would be even more upset if he never did or worse, never tried. That's his job, after all, as mine was to push him there.
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Charlie Nance is the Afternoon Drive co-host (along with his wife) of "The Charlie and Debbie Show" at WSOC, Country 1037 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The couple have been with the radio station since 2006. Charlie has won the prestigious CMA (Country Music Association) Award for Radio Personality of the Year and has been a finalist for the Country Radio Hall of Fame four times. Prior to his time in Charlotte, Charlie (along with Debbie) spent more than a decade hosting successful morning radio shows in Greenville, SC; Augusta, Ga; and Birmingham, Al. As a content creator for Country 1037, Charlie writes about dream lottery windfalls, sports, restaurants and bars, and travel experiences in North and South Carolina.
