College

When children are getting ready to leave home to go to college, my observation is that they will do things to distance themselves from parents and family. Watch and see if you see a pattern. It makes sense, by the time they leave, there is only relief that they are gone. It is somewhat like carrying a child for 9 months; when the nine months is up and there is only one way out of this, you don't hesitate to go through whatever it takes to "get shed" of them, or at least get them outside of you. Now, I am wondering if this is somewhat of a stage that children go through with their parents as they get older. Food for thought?