
Letting Go
Yesterday, we took Phen to Steamboat Mountain School. We moved him in, joined the family orientation activities, and navigated pushing our very reluctant and fearful 14-year-old into a new world. He was scared, overwhelmed, and homesick before he even unpacked. Which meant that none of us—myself, Steve, or Hawkins—could fall apart. We had to be steady, even while our own hearts were breaking.

On Coping with Phen Going to Boarding School
We’re all coping in our own ways this week as we prep Phen for boarding school. None of us is saying it outright, but it shows up everywhere in how we’re acting.