How do "senior" parents live "singly alone" to let go of professional children?

The parents of our parents have prepared them to accept their main duty to their children which was to make sure they finish their studies at all cost. So our parents handed to us the same responsibility and true to form, Malaybalayan, the handler of Blogs @Fifty Plus and Teacherallherlife is now facing the challenge: to live alone and to let go of the children as they pursue their own fields and dreams.

How do "senior" parents manage to live"singly" alone and let go of their professional children?

One: Accept in faith that it is the children's time to live their lives as they see fit;

Two: Take comfort in the fact that quality, not quantity, of time of togetherness works better for everyone;

Three: Consciously remind yourself of the usually forgotten truth that the babies we have taken care of through their formative years have reached age of majority and maturity that baffle you how it happened so suddenly;

Four: Smile at the inverted turn of events whereby the parents no longer ask whether the children still have money rather the children ask the parents whether they still have money for their maintainance or sustainance;

Five: Just when the parents are fifty plus years old or are already senior citizens - sixty plus, they are given the exciting chance to see other countries courtesy of their children's sponsorships to travel international;

Six: At the end of the day, parents and children have to come to terms with the real score in life: we are accountable for our lives one by one thus it is but inevitable to live "singly" in one's little or big house and face the Maker when the time comes.

Oppss! never ever think that all these points cited above come easy and quickly, of course not! Others may agree only with a few while others may spend longer time to accept one or the other. It takes little miracles and angels around us who whisper inspiration now and then that this is what life is all about.

So fellow parents, love but let go. Live to the fullest by allowing the children to be.