Independence
Children always want to become independent, getting rid of the parents' control.
Parents probably want to see their children become independent, sending them far away, but at the same time, wish to have more of their company.
I was at a boarding school in my hometwon during my high school period, then moved further north for my bachelor's, then further north for my master's and PhD. My commuting time back home increased from 2 hours, to 6 hours then to 7 hours, and now to 13 hours since I am going to visit a US university for the entire year.
I saw my parents waving at me at the airport check-in point and suddenly thought of what she told me the other day.
"I can't confine you to this small city. You need to see a bigger world."
They did not leave until I left their horizon.
Patents celebrate the success of their children but also endure the pain of departure. As.a child, I am trilled by my success of independence, but also feel the regret of separation.
I know they will welcome me again, right there, when I arrive home.
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'Getting rid of' is a good expression and works here. Personally I would have used 'getting out of' as it sounds more like escape.
I saw my parents waving at me
You can say "waving me off"
They did not leave until I left their horizon.
I would have said 'until I was out of sight'. or 'until I was out of their sight'.
As Kimberly said it is almost perfect.
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Independence
Children always want to become independent, getting rid of the parents' control.Parents probably want to see their children become independent, sending them far away, but at the same time, wish to have more of their company.
I was at a boarding school in my hometwon during my high school period, then moved further north for my bachelor's, then further north for my master's and PhD. My commuting time back home increased from 2 hours, to 6 hours then to 7 hours, and now to 13 hours since I am going to visit a US university for the entire year.
I saw my parents waving at me at the airport check-in point and suddenly thought of what she told me the other day.
"I can't confine you to this small city. You need to see a bigger world."
They did not leave until I left their horizon.
Patrents celebrate the success of their children but also endure the pain of departure. As.a child, I am thrilled by my success of independence, but also feel the regret of separation.
I know they will welcome me again, right there, when I arrive home.
Near perfect!
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I was thinking about how important independence is with even young children like my daughter. We take her to lots of museums and activities which she likes but she still loves to spend time outside in a park or beach where she can look for flowers, insects, pretty stones or shells. Although it may seem she isn’t doing anything constructive I have realised part of the attraction of these kind activities is that she more independent and is free to do what she wants. Excursions or more adventurous activities may be more exciting but children have to rely on the guidance of a parent.
She is 9 now and soon will rely on us less and less. I want to make time to enjoy the last few years of her childhood together as much as possible.
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