Is Letting Go the HARDEST Part of Parenting?

The Matthew West Podcast

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

5 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

What happens when you have to let go? My wife Emily and I sit down for a deeply personal conversation about parenting young adults and the challenge of surrendering control. Let’s go to the Story House!

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0:00.0	I followed your lead, even just from the moment they came home from the hospital, how to nurture
0:04.3	them.
0:04.6	Follow my lead?
0:05.4	Yes, because you've got.
0:06.6	Well, we've been following your lead.
0:07.2	Well, we've followed each other.
0:08.9	We're in trouble.
0:10.1	No.
0:10.9	You've been the most incredible mom and you continue to be in the way that our daughters
0:15.3	trust you and come to you for advice and guidance and support.
0:19.6	As a mother, I just have to just open-handedly raise my kids.
0:24.0	One's in Africa.
0:24.8	One was in Fiji, and we couldn't do anything.
0:27.3	There's nothing we could do but pray.
0:28.7	It's like, I can't get to you.
0:30.2	I don't even have an address for you.
0:31.6	I couldn't send you a care package if I wanted to.
0:34.0	And I've never been on my knees more for my girls than in the last month.
0:39.0	The illusion of control, you know, control of my career, control of my family, control of my finances.
0:44.2	And you'll have those moments that rock you a little bit in the best way to be reminded that we've never been in control of any of it.
0:50.5	It's called her that you and find out.
0:52.7	He really hope you like it. I really hope you like it.
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