I'm a mom of 5 and spent years doing everything for my kids. One of them told me he needed to make his own mistakes.

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I'm an empty nester. As a single parent, the shift feels lonely.

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The author is a single parent and, for the first time, now an empty nester.

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I teach at the same college where I earned my bachelor's. It's weird being on this side of the classroom.

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The author is now a teacher at her college.

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I graduated from college and moved to a new city alone. Despite my best efforts, I'm ready to go home.

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After I graduated from college, I moved to a new city to live on my own for the first time.

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I broke a big rule of college applications by writing about my mother. My love for her got me into Yale and Stanford.

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The author wrote about his mother in his college essays.

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When my 2 kids moved out for college, I felt so lost. Here's how I stay connected with them.

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The author with her two college kids and high school-aged daughter.

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My son moved back in with me after college. I don't know what role I should play: roommate, friend, or mom.

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The author (left) is now living with her adult son.

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I'm 18 and cofounded a multimillion-dollar company. Here's how I did it and my advice for other young founders.

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Zach Yadegari cofounded Cal AI in high school.

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I couldn't afford my rent and student loans, so I moved in with my mom. It took me 3 years to get back on my feet.

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The author graduated from college and had to move home.

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I earned my master's from Full Sail University. I thought the online program would be easy, but then I got pregnant.

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The author earned her master's online.

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