About this episode

The episode discusses a family's experience with a child's first trip away with friends and the unexpected growth that comes from it.

No, I didn’t get some time away. But someone in our family did. Today’s episode is about Ben’s first trip away with his friends -- and how I went from ’there is absolutely no way this trip is happening’ to watching my child do laundry...voluntarily. Miracles do happen.

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