end of winter break, DD has left

[shortbun]

I'm so sorry!!! My husband keeps saying we are buying an RV and living outside our son's dorm. He says we'll get up in the morning and wave out the door to our son going to class and when our son's friend says, "who are those people?", our son will disavow all knowledge of us. lol! Do you guys text each other? Drink lots of water so you don't dehydrate.

 

[eliza61]

changed my mind. good night

 

[mamacatnv]

changed my mind. good night

We do sound rather pathetic, you are right and like you when I see little kids I do the happy dance. When DS went off to college and we settled down with DD then 10, I remember one night saying to DH "1 down, 1 to go......that 9 year age spread was a good idea 9 years ago.....now, not so much she has a long way to go!"

I remember dropping DS at his dorm that day that seems so long ago.....I cried all the way home, and counted down the days to when he came home for Christmas His return to school was a bit easier, but still really hard.
Then he came home for 3 months the following summer
Now, I love that boy with all my heart and soul, I really do and I struggle with the idea of him not being local but I counted down the days to when he went back to school and year 2 instead of a dorm we went with campus housing that was year round with a 12 month lease

Like all milestones and special moments, there are some Mommy emotions tied up and with every new one we have to let go a bit more. Its how it should be and its necessary but some of these moments are harder than others.

Please note, I am not trying to cause trouble, there was nothing mean in the post I quoted, it was funny, spot on right and gave me a little chuckle: I guess now when posts are edited it even updates in other posts where it was quoted.
The comment originally said something along the lines of: "I really like all of you but you are all sounding a bit suicidal" "When I see parents struggling with little ones DH and I are somewhat glad we are done with that phase of life"

 

[mamacatnv]

I'm so sorry!!! My husband keeps saying we are buying an RV and living outside our son's dorm. He says we'll get up in the morning and wave out the door to our son going to class and when our son's friend says, "who are those people?", our son will disavow all knowledge of us. lol! Do you guys text each other? Drink lots of water so you don't dehydrate.

Freshman year, we would drive by DS's dorm on our way into town quite frequently and we would hang out the windows hooting, hollering and honking the horn. Don't know if he ever noticed but other kids sure did!

Year 2 every morning and every afternoon I would drive by his front door on my way to get DD to/from school. We always rolled down the windows and blew him a kiss!

This year, he is in a new house and DD moved to the middle school which is a different route, we rarely have cause to go by DS's house. I'm sure he is enjoyin the peace and quiet!

 

[4nana]

Awww, my heart goes out to you, as I've been there, done that 4x and it never got any easier for me either. Know that you will always be in your DD's heart no matter the distance . Thankfully ours are long graduated college, have good careers, married to wonderful spouses, their own homes, have blessed us with lots of grands and made us more proud than we ever imagined . Enjoy these days making special memories, but know the best is yet to come!!

There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

 

[MUFFYCAT]

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There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.

Very nice and true.