If you're experiencing any more parenting than you usually receive, you should understand that your parents are, in their mind, losing a major element which has defined most of their adult lives. I didn't realize it myself until I left, but empty nest feelings can be tough. It's like "oh shit, now all I have left to do is die" for them. I don't know if you are an only or youngest child, but this occurs for older children leaving as well.
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