This is when I really hate being a Mom.

[KarenB]

Ugh-I will be posting a thread just like yours in a few years. I have 15 and 17 year old DSs......

Hang in there!
Karen

 

[emmoms]

This is the first August since 1996 that I did not have to drive a DD to a distant college campus and then leave (crying nearly all the way home!). It feels SO good. (Life would be REALLY wonderful if they all lived closer - DD1 is in VA and DD2 is in WA. DD3 lives at home for the time being.) DH and I got through the college years by staying in close touch via email. He sent each of them a good morning email every day and I sent each one a good night email. Nothing much included - just tidbits of how we spent the day, news from family, comments on life in general. Sometimes we'd get replies. Some times we wouldn't. But boy, did we get the business from them if for some reason a good morning or a good night didn't arrive in their inboxes! They came to rely on that connection to home. Now that the older two are married and off on their own, we've continued the tradition of daily good mornings and good nights to each of them and their families.

PS - I also send a daily goodnight to FIL - he's the only one left in the previous generation. He gets a kick out of it too!

 

[Tuffcookie]

Kitty, I remember your pain! When my oldest DS left home to go to OSU I was a basket case!!! Hugs to you!!!

TC

 

[Serena]

I miss my baby too.

 

[Nite0wl71]

When each of my kids left home it was hard. My DD21 is moving into her own apartment 15 min away, I know I am going to miss her even though she is hardly hear now.

 

[NHAnn]

Aw, BIG hugs to you Kitty....
we are taking Megster back for the start of sophomore year tomorrow

Heather (monarchsfan16) ~ hugs to you too. Have you told Megster which dorm/room you are living? I could stop by tomorrow and give you a surrogate-mom hug!
(And our experiences with Health Services there has been excellent if you need anything). You hang in there!!

 

[OhMari]

Here is a post that we started this summer, maybe you will enjoy reading it,
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=849167

My dd has been gone a week already, her senior year, I've probably have talked to her every day.

My oldest will be a sopmore at UW-Milwaukee, we are going to move him in next Friday. I'm starting to see more room in my house, which is a good thing. But I'll still miss them.

 

[SeeDisney]

I hate being a mom when I see my children's hurt faces when a friend promises one thing and doesn't do it.

I hate being a mom when I see my children's hurt eyes when they're not making new friends at school.

 

[browneyes]

, E. When is the next time you'll get to see your baby boy?

He never did like making a "scene" but he did just call me on his cell phone as he got on the highway to say goodbye and that he loved me.

He's such a great son, isn't he?

 

[Tigger&Belle]

Yep, it's tough! My DD just went to college yesterday and my baby starts kindergarten on Monday. I'm a basket of emotions! I know that it will get easier once my DD gets settled at school. Actually, now that she's actually gone I'm a little better. Except when one of the kids came down the stairs a little while ago I thought it was Aly waking up. It will take time!

T&B

 

[froglady]

DD left yesterday to start her drive back to PA and her senior year of college. Last year she was in India, so it wasn't so bad for me this time.We'll see her at parent's weekend, and again at Christmas.

She has no intention of staying in this area after she graduates, so we'll have to get used to just seeing her a couple of times a year for the rest of our lives.

I also have another "chick" in MS, so my nest isn't empty, yet.

 

[Blondie]

Where does the time go? When my boys were little, I couldn't wait for them to be older and more independent. Now that they are, I want them to be little boys again!

 

[DISshopkeeper]

I dodged this bullet this year, as DS decided to start out at a local Community College. But if things turn out as they should, I'll be saying goodbye to BOTH of my kids in 2 years. Uh oh..

OTOH, I'm teaching DD16 to drive. Right now, I think it would be easier to be dropping her off at college!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[crs7568]

I can't imagine what a hard day this must be for you. It is so hard to let go. I hope that you do something special for yourself.

 

[Kitty 34]

I can't imagine what a hard day this must be for you. It is so hard to let go. I hope that you do something special for yourself.

I just went to the deli and bought a big bowl of mac and cheese. A great comfort food for me right now.


Shannon, I will be seeing my boy next week so I don't know why it was SO hard saying goodbye this morning. This is even my 2nd one going off but for some reason it was just harder....must be the type of relationship we have as Mom and son.

Froglady....I think that's why it does seem harder to say goodbye because there is no way this son will be living near our little town. He's had big city in his blood from the day he was born, that's why he's leaving our town of a few thousand and heading to inner Detroit. But I left this same area for Chicago when I went to school so I know it's the right thing for him.