Today's is my youngest child's 18th birthday. Correction: she's not a child anymore!Legally, in the U.S., you bear responsibility until they turn 18. But, actually, you never quit being a parent. In some ways, the role gets harder when your children are adults. The decisions they make are more weighty, yet your jurisdiction over them diminishes, and sometimes disappears!
It is comforting to me that my children have a Heavenly Father who doesn't take note of the "legal" ages. They have been in His care since conception, and He will continue to watch over them until He brings them to their eternal home.
So... today I celebrate my new-found freedom, but also mourn the passing of a season.
