Those Middle-of-the-Night Talks Are Fewer Now

I used to love those midnight conversations with my teenagers. They'd call me up in the middle of the night just to talk about their day, or nothing at all, and I cherished every second of it. But as they've grown older and busier, those calls have become rare whispers from a time that feels like it's slipping away. It makes me wonder if they still need me the way they used to.