When your kid applies to college, it can feel like the end of your child rearing, the last time they'll need your help, the final verdict on how you've done as a parent. This is the story of my son Miro applying to college, but it's also my own, sometimes frantic, quest to figure out what I’ll do as an empty nester.

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