This is when I really hate being a Mom.

[Kitty 34]

I say good-bye to my 18 yr old son in an hour as he heads off to Detroit to his Freshmen year at UDM. I'm going to miss him so much. I still remember that frightened big eye look he gave me from the window of the bus when he headed for kindergarten. Where did all these years go????

Thanks for the shoulder to cry on.

 

[pam66]

 

[Boo'sMom]

I know how you feel, my baby is starting kindergarten this year

 

[RachaelRol]

Oh, my DS is four and I can't even imagine how you feel. But think about it, you've done your job as his mom. I'm sure you've given him everything he needs to be a kind, honest and responsible. Great job on getting him ready for the world!

 

[MsDisney23]

Oh Kitty, I know just what you are going through! Lauren is now in her 3rd. year of College! it was so hard the day she left!

The first few weeks where very hard on me! We did talk alot on the phone and e-mail and IM's! Thank God for that! I remember when the weather started to turn into Fall, she had called and said she was cold! No big deal, she had wanted some comfy clothes from Old Navy! Ah, sweats, hoodie's etc. Turns out that is what alot of the college kids wear, and she did not take to many things like that! I put $200.00 on her card, and she had a blast and went shopping up there!

Trust me it willl get better, he will miss you and call home alot in about a month or so, as he will get home sick, etc. However, it does all work out! Now for you, my advice is to keep yourself busy, busy, busy!

 

[Dana49]

I know exactly how you feel, but it does get better. We're taking our son back today and although we're going to miss him, it isn't as bad as that freshman year. I always say, we could be saying good-bye as he enters the military. We're very lucky that it's college he's attending. I wish you the best.

 

[disneylizzy]

Now listen, you won't make it if you think about him starting kindergarten or putting bandaids on his knees or how happy he was playing with his Matchboxes .... Oh geez, there I go again!



Be prepared for a rough month or so. I was a mess, especially food shopping. I would see his favorite snacks and think, well, I don't have to buy Whole Grain Wheat Thins anymore ... big sigh...

Now he has been home working all summer and is going back for his third year. He is really becoming a man and I am so proud of him.

Best wishes to your DS! Freshman year is the hardest for you and for him.
Good luck!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

from the other end of this--i remember my freshman year of college..i was SO petrified and didnt want my family to leave me there....i did change colleges, but now im a junior in college in nj..good luck to both of you!

 

[Blondy876]

I can't imagine letting my girls go. (They are only 6 and 10mths)

 

[transparant]

You made me cry. It won't be much longer for me to send my oldest off either. BIG HUGS TO YOU MOM!!!

 

[monarchsfan16]

Don't worry, us freshmen miss our mommies just as much as they miss us. Today was my first day waking up in college, and I woke up sick. I can't describe how much I miss my mom right now.
Good luck to you and your son!

 

[Patricia]

Tomorrow I will bring my daughter up for her sophomore year in college and I am not looking forward to it. I do have to tell you though, it is not as bad as last year. I wonder what motherhood is all about so much during these difficult days... you have a baby which is the absolute love of your life... you spend 18 years nuturing and caring for it in ways you couldn't have imagined in your whole life... protecting it with your life... and then you VOLUNTARILY send it away...... Hmmmmm. I simply don't get it. My only advice is to keep very, very busy. That helped a lot. It's not easy, but I did survive. The best day of the year was May 16, when she walked back in that door. Not only because she was home, but because I was so proud of myself... I made it!
You will too! Good luck!

 

[RachaelRol]

Don't worry, us freshmen miss our mommies just as much as they miss us. Today was my first day waking up in college, and I woke up sick. I can't describe how much I miss my mom right now.
Good luck to you and your son!

She'd love to hear from you.

 

[CookieGVB]

Awww...I have a few years to go before my baby goes off to college, but I just got a little lump in my throat.

 

[bballmom56]

Oh, Kitty! I remember when we drove away and left DD at school 3 years ago! I was a wreck! We take her back tomorrow for her senior year. I can't believe it. It has been a tough summer around here, and DD has been such a huge help and support. I keep telling DH she has grown into an "adult-type person". Sheesh, when did that happen? Tomorrow I will miss her as much as I did her freshmen year (if not more because of her help this summer).

I'l be thinking about you and hoping that your DS settles in well and loves it!

 

[Pop Daddy]

awww, your a good mom

 

[dvcfamily41801]

 

[Dan Murphy]

's, Kitty. I recall that also, very much. Sad to see them leave like that, knowing they are growing up, slowly untying those strings we all have made over the years.

And for your first year too, Heather,

 

[ADisneygirl]

Oh how well I remember that day 3 years ago when I had to walk away from that dorm room and head home without her. It was so difficult. I tried keeping busy, and I was lucky in that I still had another home in middle school to keep busy with. I missed her so much it hurt. Like another poster said, I would cry at the grocery store sometimes thinking "well, I don't need to pick those up anymore since she was the only one who liked them".....

I so looked foward to summer and her return, but alas she had other plans. My darling independent daughter decided she would like to travel and do a summer job up in Nantucket, and off she went for that first entire summer! Now that was hard for me to take, but she enjoyed spreading her wings and living life. Now that she is in her last year of college I can't say that it is easier not to have her at home, but the pain isn't as sharp. We visit her often and we tell her that her room is always here if she needs it.

Here is a hug for you to get through the next few weeks.

 

[Kitty 34]

Be prepared for a rough month or so. I was a mess, especially food shopping. I would see his favorite snacks and think, well, I don't have to buy Whole Grain Wheat Thins anymore ... big sigh...

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Oh my I know!! I've already cried in Aisle 9 when I reached for his favorite juice he won't be needing here!!


Thanks for the hugs everybody. He didn't say a major good-bye to me (and grandma) as he pulled out of the driveway. 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. You can't imagine what that did to my heartstrings!!!

DH is following him in the packed up truck. I can't imagine what he's going to go thru saying bye to him at the dorm and then driving ALL the way home.