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#156550 - 08/15/08 09:21 PM
Re: Off to College
[Re: Dotsie]
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hotflashgirl, don't you feel as if you should be moving in with her... I remember when our first daughter went off to college. We loaded her up and headed north (north, as in Texas - big country). The trip up was fine, but once everything was unloaded and her room arranged (as much as she'd let us), and we had to go away, I had this horrible feeling of needing to stay with her. It's tough, but once they change into that beautiful young adult, outside our care, it's priceless. We're there and here with you on how you're feeling.
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#156571 - 08/15/08 11:35 PM
Re: Off to College
[Re: gims]
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Registered: 08/11/08
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(((hotflash)) Last year was my first year to have my dd live away at a University.(we did community college here in town for the first year and a half) Boy, I cried my eyes out. Even grocery shopping was sad without her. I got better after we started emailing and phoning each other. And I got to get up there a few times for visits. It's just bittersweet to see them off on their own, and you just miss them so darn much----things are just different without them. (((hugs)) to you, I know how you're feeling.
That really is a long day she is putting in. Is she taking other classes as well? What year is she in at school?- I hope you all adapt to the changes soon. p.s. --I'll be joining you in about a week---will be helping my dd move back up to college next Friday.
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#156632 - 08/16/08 04:35 PM
Re: Off to College
[Re: Dotsie]
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Hotflash, Your post brought back a flood of memories of leaving our own 2 son's at college, both quite a different tale. Our oldest, was Ready & wnet just 2 weeks before classes for orientation..He also had 7 HS friends going too. His biggest problem was that I didn't cry upon leaving. When he asked me about it, his Dad laughed and told him of my ride home. I purposly did not cry due to his new room mate's mom totally loosing composure & our son's reaction, saying he hoped I didn't do that. So, I didn't but, very quiet on the way home, till My D says, "he'll be fine"...Well open the FLOOD GATES! LOL I cried till I was mad at him for even speaking to me. When our 2nd son left he was in the work program that started 6 weeks before the orientation...he loved our country life & missed his horses, roping etc..(#1 was more of a 'head to town guy'..anyhow, #2's previous room dwellers still had his dorm room a mess, so he couldn't arrange anything & hardy had a place to sleep for all their junk. But choose to tough it out VS going to his brothers apartment to sleep. He called the first night in tears! I listened, cried got angry w/ him at the condition of his room..etc..At my encouragement, the over the next rwo days he found help - moved all the left behind junk into the dorm room joining his (informed the RA of it), got his room straight..& by that evening after one day's on campus work, he calls to let me know how the day went, room was clean & a couple minutes later..""Gotta GO Mom, meeting the guys to go out for pizza..Love ya""...LOL Seperation anxiety was over. #2 was more dificult since he was our last to leave home and graduated at 17y/o. Moved on Campus just before turning 18. May I throw in here how wonderful it is that you and your X are collectivily good to go as parents. As a child of divorce I can not tell you enough how much better it is to see your parents do well together for events in their childs life. My folks were amazing at this & it is a comfort. Hang in there, be proud of your daughter as I know you are, be proud of your relationship that she calls mom vs some friend, The blessings are yours.
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