I took my first DD to college yesterday too. I left without crying I didn't loose my temper when I thought that she was not doing what she needed to do last week. I was determined to not do what my mom did to me and so I didn't but now I know why she did what she did. Wisdom of age... I am going to be very busy this week but I am going to be missing her more than she will miss me. I hope that is the way it goes. I don't want a cry baby right. Where did the time go? This is harder than I thought it would be and then not as hard as I thought it would be. I guess in two years I'll either be very good or very bad when its time to take DS. He will probably go further away than she did. They should give you better warnings about this in the hospital. Everyone tells me they are home before you know it and then that's another adjustment to make. God keep me up to the task.