Of The Royal Meadow

 I was reclining in the dentist chair for a routine cleaning recently when she asked the question. I had seen this particular hygienist in the past. We both really enjoy one another's company, as two fellow moms sending our children off to college this year. We've both had opportunities to encourage each other, to laugh at all the things that delight us about our kids' unique journeys.  But this day was different, the kids had just graduated from high school. We are both on the cusp of sending them off into the world, whatever may come. Have we taught them all the necessary skills? Have we prayed enough? Will they make it okay on their own? The past several weeks have also brought more life advice than I can ever possibly sort through. Advice well-meant and sometimes needed, yet often conflicting and sometimes anxiety-provoking or off-the-mark.  But that day in the dentist chair, a fellow mom shared with me something far more profound. We had laughed at so many things - t...