Parking in front of the dorms, the five of us get out of the vehicle to help Aiden carry his things inside of the dorm room. Today is the day we release my youngest out into the real world. It's a bittersweet moment for me as a mother. I am beyond proud of all of my children but it's hard to let them go when I've been by their sides their entire lives up until this point. As much as I want to cry, I manage to keep my emotions at bay. This is about Aiden, not me.
When we get to his dorm room, we put his bags at the foot of his bed. The kids sit on the bed while Owen and I stand. He wraps his arm around me to comfort me, knowing I'm an emotional wreck at the moment. I glance up at him gratefully and he kisses my forehead. "Don't skip class this time around," Bryant says, punching Aiden's ar
