Finally, release completes the craft. Rites of passage—first solo commute, a gap year, moving away—ask parents to trust what has been formed. Winnicott’s ‘good enough’ parent (1953) describes a steady presence that supports without smothering, available without steering every turn. As children fly, parents remain a reliable horizon and a place to return, proving that love’s strongest hold is the one that knows when to loosen its grip. [...]
