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Brooke Shields Says ‘You’re Never Relieved’ as a Parent and There Are Always ‘New Worries’ (Exclusive)

Brooke Shields opens up in this week's issue of PEOPLE about the prospect of becoming an empty nester in September and how there are always 'new worries' as a parent, even as her daughters, Rowan, 20, and Grier, 18, are entering adulthood.

The model and actress, 58, tells PEOPLE in this week's issue that she thought she would feel "relieved" when she reached the point where her two daughters — Rowan, 20, and Grier, 18 — were all grown up and living independently. Even though her daughters are entering adulthood, the Mother of the Bride star says she still doesn't feel like she can ease up on the worrying and mental load that comes with being a parent. Come September, when Grier heads off to college, she and Henchy, 60, will find themselves with an empty house — a prospect Shields says she initially looked forward to but now has her feeling off-kilter.

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