Parenting IS hard. We get the grief in different ways, but I would bet all of us raising kids have had our hearts broken, and I think as humans we just have to go through it in one form or another. It's a club that's earned any wisdom, the hard way. We don't always tell how we've learned stuff, but those gray hairs don't just pop up with no reason. One thing you can do now is dedicate this grief to being a better parent for the future. Aim it in that direction, so to speak.

~Susan