there comes a time when our role as a parent transitions from protective to supportive-pep-chearleader. when that baby grows up she may, from time to time desire the comfort of the protective embrace of yester-year but that part of life has passed. the child has evolved beyond that stage of parental protection. what is left for the parent is the role of wise elder, encourager. As a child transitions into adult hood, even the parental supporter must like wise, evolve & become not a nurturer but a source of experience & encouragement. your job is no longer tying their shoe laces for them, it has become telling them to not onlyto tie their own shoes, but once again step into the wind, one step at a time, no matter how hard the wind blows.