As I write this, I'm feeling very old and very young at the same time. My #2 stepdaughter just graduated from high school.

She was three when I met her. I'm having a tough time reconciling the fact that she is so grown up, and yet I don't feel like I've aged at all (well... not nearly as much as she did).

In addition, there are other emotional transitions in our home right now. My #1 stepdaughter is turning 20 (such a big number!). And my #1 daughter, age 11, will soon be going to sleepaway camp for the first time.

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